Priam and Hecuba had twins.?

Question

It is accepted that the girl is Cassandra, but why does the boy's name differ from Paris & Helenus? Which is the most generally accepted name?

Answer 1

Not twins

The Trojan prophetess. Cassandra was the daughter of Priam and Hecuba. Cassandra was also the sister of Hector, Paris and Helenus, who also had the gift of prophecy. Cassandra was sometimes called Alexandra, the feminine name of Alexander (Paris' other name).

Only the geographer Pausanias mentioned that Cassandra bearing twins, Teledamus and Pelops, to Agamemnon; these infants were also slaughtered by Aegisthus. The twins were buried in a single grave

Answer 2

Helenus and Cassandra were twins. Cassandra was given the gift of prophecy by Apollo, in exchange for sleeping with him. However, after he gave her the gift, she changed her mind and refused to keep up her end of the bargain. Since Apollo could not take back a gift once it was given, he cursed her that although her prophecies would be true, no one would believe her. She taught the art of prophecy to her twin brother, Helenus. He, however, did not have the curse along with the gift. His prophecies were believed.

Cassandra actually warned the Trojans about the gift of the wooden horse from the Greeks, saying that if it was brought into the city, the city would fall. However, because of the curse, no one believed her.