On a cloudless afternoon in May, Cassandra Huysentruyt Grey was sitting on the floor in the living room of her Richard Neutra-designed home in the Hollywood Hills.

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CASSANDRA Musical Featuring The Songs Of Patti Smith to Premiere at The Vera Project . Directed by Kelly McMahon, the show gives voice to the cursed Trojan priestess of Greek mythology.

Two pieces dominate the hall; one depicts the Greek god Apollo trying to seduce the priestess Cassandra. The second piece shows Prince Paris meeting Helen of Troy.

Beauty mogul Cassandra Grey is asking $8 million for the Loring House, a modernist gem built by Richard Neutra perched in the Hollywood Hills.

Two set-piece frescos dominate. In one, the god Apollo is seen trying to seduce the priestess Cassandra. Her rejection of him, according to legend, resulted in her prophecies being ignored.