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Thersites

[ ther-sahy-teez ]
/ θərˈsaɪ tiz /

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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