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Calchas

Calchas (/ˈkælkəs/; Ancient Greek: Κάλχας, romanized: Kalkhas) is an Argive mantis, or seer, in Greek mythology. Calchas appears in the opening scenes of the Iliad and also has a long literary history after Homer.

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Occupation
Seer, Greek Mantis, in the sense of one who knows the divine will.
Adapted by
Greek oral poets presenting the story in poetry contests at festivals
Affiliation
Achaean army
Based on
Character from a traditional story of the Trojan War
Created by
Homer and his school
First appearance
"Iliad" · Epic poetry

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Calchas

Nodes59
Edges58
Triples80
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.033898
Components1

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Calchas

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related to Posthomerica · 20
Calchas → Achilles, Aeneas, Argives, Chryseis, Cressida, He, Helenus, In, It, Kapherean Rocks, Neoptolemus, Odysseus, Philoctetes, Quintus, Smyrna's Posthomerica, Sophocles' Philoctetes, Trojan, Trojan Horse, Trojans, Troy
related to Iliad · 17
Calchas → Achilles, Agamemnon, Agamemnon's, Apollo, Apollo's, Assembly, At, Book, Briseis, Chryseis, Chryses, Fearing Agamemnon, Fitzgerald, Iliad, Iliad Calchas, In, Iphigenia
related to Career · 13
Calchas → Agamemnon, Artemis, Aulis, Cypria, Epic Cycle, Greek, He, In Sophocles' Ajax, Iphigeneia, It, Teucer, The, Troy
related to Death · 11
Calchas → Asia Minor, Colophon, Cyclic Nostoi, It, Magna Graecia, Melampodia, Monte Gargano, Mopsus, Strabo, This, Trojan War
related to Family · 6
Calchas → Idmon, Leucippe, Polymele, Theoclymenus, Theonoe, Thestor
First appearance · 2
Calchas → "Iliad", Epic poetry
related to Description · 2
Calchas → Chronography, Malalas
Adapted by · 1
Calchas → Greek oral poets presenting the story in poetry contests at festivals
Affiliation · 1
Calchas → Achaean army
Based on · 1
Calchas → Character from a traditional story of the Trojan War

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agamemnon iliad seer greek also troy iphigeneia trojan war peristyle pompeii battle sacrifice apollo divine argives called character daughter achilles

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CalchasAdapted byGreek oral poets presenting the story in poetry contests at festivals1.00infobox
CalchasAffiliationAchaean army1.00infobox
CalchasBased onCharacter from a traditional story of the Trojan War1.00infobox
CalchasCreated byHomer and his school1.00infobox
CalchasFirst appearance"Iliad"1.00infobox
CalchasFirst appearanceEpic poetry1.00infobox
CalchasNationalityAchaean1.00infobox
CalchasOccupationSeer, Greek Mantis, in the sense of one who knows the divine will.1.00infobox
CalchasOriginArgos in the Peloponnesus1.00infobox
CalchasTitleGuide1.00infobox
Calchasis acharacter in William Shakespeare's play Troilus and Cressida0.90text
Calchasrelated to CareerIt0.60section

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