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Calchas [r]: A character from Greek who was the seer or prophet of Agamemnon during the Trojan War. He advised Agamemnon to kill his daughter Iphigeneia before setting sail for Troy (ancient city) in order to have favorable winds, a sacrifice demanded by the goddess Artemis.

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	A character from [[~~Ancient Greece\|~~Greek~~]] [[mythology~~]] who was the ''seer'' or [[prophecy\|prophet]] of [[Agamemnon]] during the [[Trojan War]]. He advised Agamemnon to [[murder\|kill]] his [[daughter]] [[Iphigeneia]] before setting sail for [[Troy]] in order to have favorable winds, a sacrifice demanded by the goddess [[Artemis]]. Source: [[Elizabeth Vandiver]], [[Classics]] [[scholarship\|scholar]], authority on Greek mythology and [[Greek tragedy]], including the ''[[Iliad]]'', ''[[Odyssey]]'', ''[[Aeneid]]'', [[Homer]], and [[Virgil]]. This definition is based on her course ''Classical Mythology'' for [[The Teaching Company]].		A character from [[Greek]] who was the ''seer'' or [[prophecy\|prophet]] of [[Agamemnon]] during the [[Trojan War]]. He advised Agamemnon to [[murder\|kill]] his [[daughter]] [[Iphigeneia]] before setting sail for [[Troy (ancient city)]] in order to have favorable winds, a sacrifice demanded by the goddess [[Artemis]].