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Calchas


Calchas

(ˈkælkæs) n (European Myth & Legend) Greek myth a soothsayer who assisted the Greeks in the Trojan War

Calchas


Calchas

(kăl`kăs), in Greek legend, seer whose prophecies aided the Greeks in the Trojan WarTrojan War,
in Greek mythology, war between the Greeks and the people of Troy. The strife began after the Trojan prince Paris abducted Helen, wife of Menelaus of Sparta. When Menelaus demanded her return, the Trojans refused.
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. In medieval romances, he is the father of Cressida.

Calchas

dies from grief on encountering even wiser soothsayer. [Gk. Myth.: LLEI, I: 325]See: Jealousy

Calchas

declares that Iphigenia must be sacrificed to appease Artemis and ensure the Greeks’ safe passage to Troy. [Gk. Myth.: Hamilton, 261]See: Prophecy
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