- a daughter of Priam and Hecuba, a prophet cursed by Apollo so that her prophecies, though true, were fated never to be believed.
- a person who prophesies doom or disaster.
- a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “helper of men.”
- a daughter of Priam and Hecuba, endowed with the gift of prophecy but fated never to be believed
- anyone whose prophecies of doom are unheeded
