Cassandra places herself under the protection of Pallas at the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris

This 1877 marble sculpture is entitled Cassandre se met sous la protection de Pallas or Cassandra places herself under the protection of Pallas.The work depicts her naked but for a cloth over her thigh. She is standing next to a square pedestal that has a small statue above it- presumably representing Pallas.Cassandra is a difficult figure because different legends have been attributed to her. but the major theme is that Cassandra gained the gift of foresight; but after she spurned Apollo's love, he placed a curse on her that would cause no one to believe her predictions. There are several Pallas's in mythology too and presumably this Pallas refers to Athena who was also known as Pallas Athena.The artist is French sculptor Aime Millet (1819-1891). Millet was the son of miniaturist Frederick Millet (1796-1859) and uncle to Chicago architectural decorator Julian Louis Millet (1856-1923). He studied and made first in 1836 at the École des Beaux Arts with David d'Angers and Viollet-le-Duc, who was later to design the base of Millet's statue of Vercingetorix in Alesia.In 1840 Millet began to produce his early works, in 1859 received the Légion d'honneur, and in February 1870 was appointed professor at the École des Arts décoratifs. He was a friend of sculptor Pierre Louis Rouillard and his students included Louis Majorelle, Berthe Morisot, and François Pompon.Millet died in Paris on January 14, 1891, and is buried in Montmartre Cemetery. Cassandra also known as Alexandra or Kassandra, was the daughter of King Priamand Queen Hecuba of Troy. A common version of her story is that Apollo gave her the power of prophecy in order to seduce her, but when she refused, he spit into her mouth cursing her to never be believed. In an alternative version, she fell asleep in a temple, and snakes licked (or whispered in) her ears so that she was able to hear the future. Snakes as a source of knowledge is a recurring theme in Greek mythology, although sometimes the snake brings understanding of the language of animals rather than an ability to know the future. Cassandra is a figure of both epic tradition and of tragedy.这件创作于1877年的大理石雕塑题为《卡珊德拉求助于帕拉斯庇护》（Cassandre se met sous la protection de Pallas，原法语标题），英文译名为《卡珊德拉寻求帕拉斯庇护》（Cassandra places herself under the protection of Pallas）。 作品中卡珊德拉全身赤裸，仅大腿处覆有一块织物。她立于一方形基座旁，基座上方设有一尊小型雕像，推测即为帕拉斯的造像。 卡珊德拉是一位颇具复杂性的人物，后世对其衍生出诸多不同的传说版本。其核心叙事主线为：卡珊德拉获得了预言未来的能力，但在拒绝阿波罗的求爱后，阿波罗对她施加了诅咒，令世人永远不会相信她的预言。神话体系中名为帕拉斯的神祇不止一位，此处的帕拉斯大概率指雅典娜，后者亦被称为帕拉斯·雅典娜。 该雕塑的创作者为法国雕塑家埃梅·米莱（Aime Millet，1819-1891）。他是微型肖像画家弗雷德里克·米莱（Frederick Millet，1796-1859）之子，同时也是芝加哥建筑装饰师朱利安·路易·米莱（Julian Louis Millet，1856-1923）的叔父。 1836年，米莱就读于巴黎国立高等美术学院（École des Beaux Arts），师从大卫·当热（David d'Angers）与维奥莱-勒-杜克（Viollet-le-Duc）；后者日后还为米莱创作的《韦辛格托里克斯雕像》设计了位于阿莱西亚的基座。 1840年，米莱开始创作早期作品；1859年，他荣获法国荣誉军团勋章（Légion d'honneur）；1870年2月，他被任命为国立装饰艺术学院（École des Arts décoratifs）教授。 米莱与雕塑家皮埃尔·路易·鲁亚尔（Pierre Louis Rouillard）交好，其门生包括路易·马若雷勒（Louis Majorelle）、贝尔特·莫里索（Berthe Morisot）与弗朗索瓦·蓬蓬（François Pompon）。 1891年1月14日，米莱于巴黎逝世，安葬于蒙马特公墓。 卡珊德拉又名亚历山德拉（Alexandra）或卡桑德拉（Kassandra），是特洛伊国王普里阿摩斯（Priam）与王后赫卡柏（Hecuba）之女。 流传最广的故事版本为：阿波罗为了引诱卡珊德拉，赠予她预言未来的能力，但在卡珊德拉拒绝他之后，阿波罗向她口中吐口水，施以诅咒，令世人永远不会相信她的预言。 另有一则变体传说：卡珊德拉在神庙中熟睡时，蛇群舔舐（或在她耳边低语）她的耳朵，以此赋予她洞悉未来的能力。 以蛇作为知识的来源是希腊神话中反复出现的母题，不过在部分传说中，蛇赋予人类的并非预知未来的能力，而是通晓动物语言的本领。 卡珊德拉既是史诗传统中的经典形象，亦是悲剧叙事中的核心人物。