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@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ The motivation for this came up from the http://www.jhug.gr/[Greek Java User Gro
 
 * Site: https://cassandra.apache.org/
 * Description: Cassandra is a highly scalable and available distributed database.
-* What it means: Cassandra was a priestess of Apollo in Greek mythology cursed to utter true prophecies, but never to be believed.
+* What it means: Priestess of Apollo in Greek mythology cursed to utter true prophecies, but never to be believed.