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Cassandra warnings exhibited kindness and compassion, especially to the sick and needy. This contrast helped to make her a famous and infamous frontier figure. Born in Princeton, Missouri in 1852, she would later grow up to look and act like a man, shoot like a cowboy, drink like a fish, and exaggerate the tales of her life to any and all who would listen. It was in 1873 that Calamity Jane reportedly earned her name. As Calamity told the story, it happened at Goose Creek, Wyoming. Captain Egan was in command of the Post and the troops were ordered out to quell an Indian uprising. After a couple of days, when the soldiers were heading back to camp, they were ambushed by a large group of Indians. Captain Egan was the first to be shot and fell from his horse. Calamity Jane was riding in advance, Calamity Jane, 1895 but upon hearing gunfire, she turned in her saddle and saw the Captain fall. Galloping back, she lifted him onto her horse and got him safely back to the Fort. Captain Egan on recovering, laughingly said, I name you Calamity Jane, the heroine of the plains. Cask of Danaides – (миф.) бочка Данаид; бездонная бочка According to Greek mythology, the fifty daughters of Danaus, who at their father’s command murdered their bridegrooms on their wedding night, were condemned in Hades to pour water eternally into a jar with a hole in the bottom: The concern was like the cask of Danaides into which the public had been pleased to pour its deposits. Cassandra warnings – (миф.) предостережения Кассандры; дар предвидения; предостережения, которыми неразумно пренебрегают The Cassandra metaphor/syndrome/complex is a term applied in situations in which valid warnings or concerns are 35