In
Greek mythology, Calchas ("brazen") was a powerful prophet. He told the Greeks that
Achilles was necessary for victory in the
Trojan War, which he predicted would take ten years. He told
Agamemnon why
Artemis was displeased with him and that he needed to sacrifice his daughter,
Iphigeneia, to appease her. Calchas died of shame after the prophet
Mopsus beat him in a contest of soothsaying.
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