Calchas

British  

/ ˈkælkæs /

noun

1. Greek myth a soothsayer who assisted the Greeks in the Trojan War

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Example Sentences

At last the soothsayer, Calchas, declared that the gods had spoken to him: Artemis was angry.

From Literature

Then the prophet Calchas stood up and said he knew why the god was angry, but that he was afraid to speak unless Achilles would guarantee his safety.

From Literature

Their prophet Calchas told them that he had no message from the gods for them, but that there was a man among the Trojans who knew the future, the prophet Helenus.

From Literature

When Calchas declared that Chryseis must be given back to her father, he had all the chiefs behind him and Agamemnon, greatly angered, was obliged to agree.

From Literature

He countermands his initial order, sending an old family retainer to prevent Clytemnestra from arriving at the camp with their daughter, fearing that once the restless Greek soldiers learn of Calchas’ directive, he will have no choice but to follow through.

From Los Angeles Times