1. (Classical mythology) A prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War whose predictions were true but were never believed.
2. In Greek mythology, the daughter of Priam, king of Troy. Her prophecies (for example, of the fall of Troy) were never believed, because she had rejected the love of the god Apollo.
She was murdered with Agamemnon by his wife Clytemnestra, having been awarded as a prize to the Greek hero on his sacking of Troy.
Personne dont on n'écoute pas les prédictions.
(Vieux) Personnage de comédie ridicule.