Thersites
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Thersites is a scurrilous, sharp-tongued Greek soldier from classical mythology, best known in literature as a cynical, mocking commentator on the Trojan War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Achaean soldier
ⓘ
Greek mythological character ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Homeric tradition
ⓘ
Iliad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
anti-war sentiment
ⓘ
critique of authority ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cynical
ⓘ
mocking ⓘ scurrilous ⓘ sharp-tongued ⓘ |
| conflict | Trojan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | heroic Greek warriors ⓘ |
| createdBy | Homer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Achaean ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
soldier
ⓘ
warrior ⓘ |
| influenced | later literary portrayals of cynical soldiers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being beaten by Odysseus in the Iliad
ⓘ
criticizing Greek leaders during the Trojan War ⓘ insulting Agamemnon ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
comic relief
ⓘ
internal critic of the Greek army ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | epic poetry ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Iliad Book 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableInteraction |
Agamemnon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Odysseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
deformed
ⓘ
physically ugly ⓘ |
| punishedBy | Odysseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
anti-heroic perspective on war
ⓘ
dissent within the Greek ranks ⓘ |
| roleInMythology | Greek soldier in the Trojan War ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Greeks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStatus | common soldier ⓘ |
| speechStyle |
abusive
ⓘ
satirical commentary ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mythic age of heroes ⓘ |
| tradition | Epic Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfCharacter |
anti-hero
ⓘ
comic satirist ⓘ |
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