Thersites
[ ther-sahy-teez ]
/ θərˈsaɪ tiz /
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noun
(in the Iliad) a Greek who accused Agamemnon of greed and Achilles of cowardice during the Trojan War.
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Thersites
/ (θəˈsaɪtiːz) /
noun
the ugliest and most evil-tongued fighter on the Greek side in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles when he mocked him
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