Cassandra (disambiguation)

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Cassandra Given Name
Gender	Female
Meaning	shining upon men
Origin	Greek mythology
Related names	Casandra, Cassie, Kassie, Kassandra, Kasey, Casey, Kasandra
Wikipedia articles	All pages beginning with Cassandra

Contents 1 People 2 Arts and entertainment 3 Other 4 See also

Cassandra is a cursed prophet in Greek mythology, but may also refer to:

[edit] People

Non-fictional

• Cassandra Lynn, Playboy playmate
• Cassandra Ponti, Filipino contestant of Pinoy Big Brother
• Cassie Steele, tv actress
• Cassandra Steen, German soul/R&B-singer
• Cassandra Wilson, jazz singer
• Pseudonym of William Connor, a British journalist

Fictional

• Lady Cassandra, a character from the television series Doctor Who
• Cassandra (Stargate), a character in the TV show Stargate
• Cassandra (Encantadia), a character in Philippine TV show Etheria'
• Cassandra (Red Dwarf episode), a clairvoyant computer in the television series Red Dwarf
• Cassandra Alexandra, a Grecian from the Soul series of fighting video games
• Cassandra Cain, the current Batgirl in the DC Universe
• Cassandra Nova, a Marvel comics supervillainess and the archenemy of Charles Xavier
• Cassandra Sandsmark, the current Wonder Girl in the DC Universe
• Cassandra Spender, a.k.a. Patient X from the television show The X-Files
• Cassandra Trotter, a character from the BBC sit-com Only Fools and Horses

[edit] Arts and entertainment

• Cassandra (novel), the title of a novel by German writer Christa Wolf
• Cassandra (story), a Hugo-award winning short story by C. J. Cherryh
• Cassandra (album), 1997 debut by the instrumental band Zoar
• Cassandra (song), a song by Swedish pop group ABBA from 1982
• Cassandra Gemini, a song on the album Frances The Mute by The Mars Volta

[edit] Other

• Cassandra (metaphor), a metaphorical term applied to a variety of psychosocial scenarios in which valid warnings or concerns are dismissed or disbelieved
• Cassandra Project a term of art used to describe an event prediction project funded by the CIA or other intelligence agency
• Cassandra, Pennsylvania
• HMS Cassandra, a former destroyer of the British Royal Navy

[edit] See also

• The Cassandra Crossing
• Kassandra
• Cassie