Calchas – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Calchas
In
Greek mythology,
Calchas (; , possibly meaning "bronze-man"), son of
Thestor, was an
Argive seer, with a gift for interpreting the flight of birds that he received of
Apollo: "as an
augur, Calchas had no rival in the camp". He also interpreted the
entrails of the enemy during the tide of battle.
calcha
nf.
bedding; clothing, garments; harness, tatters; fetlock, fringe of hair on a horse's leg (Southern Cone)
Calchas
[Greek heroic] The famous Greek soothsayer in the Trojan War. He told the Greeks that the aid of Achilles was essential for the taking of the city. Furthermore, he said that Iphigenia had to be sacrificed before the fleet could sail from Aulis, and that the siege would take ten years. Calchas died of disappointment when beaten in a trial of skill by the prophet Mopsus at Colophon.
