The heroines of this book are the princess of Colchis Medea and the Trojan prophetess Cassandra. These are women who dared to interfere in the public life of men. Christa Wolf boldly and talentedly reconstructs ancient Greek stories. All the forces of Cassandra, endowed with the gift of foresight, are aimed at stopping the destruction and death of Troy. However, attempts to convince fellow citizens of the danger of their actions are futile. A woman cannot prevent a military conflict started by men. This has always been the case. Nothing has changed to this day... Christa Wolf is a German writer, a full member of the Academy of Arts, winner of many literary awards, widely known and recognized throughout the world. Christa Wolf's historical and mythological stories brought her great reader success. In her books there is a deep kinship between distant eras and modernity. The writer encodes his thoughts and feelings into unique poetic stories-metaphors.