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Sign: Paris - Tuileries Gardens - "Cassandra protected by Pallas" outdoor sculpture by Aimé Millet


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Louvre - Tuileries, Paris, France
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On the sign:
MILLET AIMÉ
Paris, 1819 - Paris, 1891

CASSANDRE SE MET SOUS LA PROTECTION DE PALLAS

MARBRE, 1877
PLACÉ AU JARDIN DES TUILERIES EN 1894
LUX 77
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One of the statues in the Tuileries Gardens.
The statue, which is 2 meters high, was made by Aimé Millet in 1877 and was placed in the Tuileries Gardens in 1894
The statue depicts Cassandra, a mortal from Greek mythology. Her great beauty attracted Apollo, who gave her the skills of prophecy in exchange for her love. She then refused his courtships, so Apollo cursed her that no one would believe her prophecies, even though they were true prophecies.
The name Pallas has two versions: either one of the Titans (the gods that preceded the Olympian gods), or the goddess Athena who was the Titan’s daughter.

The statue was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
MILLET AIMÉ
Paris, 1819 - Paris, 1891

CASSANDRE PUTS HERSELF UNDER THE PROTECTION OF PALLAS

MARBLE, 1877
PLACED IN THE JARDIN DES TUILERIES IN 1894
LUX 77



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