From ancient Greek myth - Cassandra was the daughter of King Priam of Troy.  She was given the gift of prophecy but once she spurned Apollo’s love, she was cursed to have no one ever believe her.   She foretold the fall of Troy and knew the Trojan Horse contained Greek soldiers, but no one heeded her words.

Wikipedia describes the “Cassandra Effect” as, “when a person believes he or she knows the future happening of a catastrophic event, having already seen it in some way, or even experienced it first hand; however, the person knows there is nothing that can be done to stop the event from happening and that nobody will believe it even if he or she tries to tell others. For example, in finance, the more you warn your colleagues about the tail risks—the rare but devastating events that can bring the bank down—the more they roll their eyes, give a yawn and change the subject. This eventually leads to self-censorship.”

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