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Calchas

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Calchas (; Ancient Greek: Κάλχας, Kalkhas) is an Argive mantis, or "seer," dated to the Age of Legend, which is an aspect of Greek mythology. Calchas appears in the opening scenes of the Iliad, which is believed to have been based on a war conducted by the Achaeans against the powerful city of Troy in the Late Bronze Age. Calchas, a seer in the service of the army before Troy, is portrayed as a skilled augur, Greek ionópolos ('bird-savant'): "as an augur, Calchas had no rival in the camp." He received knowledge of the past, present, and future from the god, Apollo. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Calchas has received more than 275,355 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Calchas is the 2,977th most popular politician (down from 2,558th in 2019), the 201st most popular biography from Greece (down from 183rd in 2019) and the 71st most popular Greek Politician.

Calchas is most famous for being the soothsayer that predicted the Trojan War.

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  • 68.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Calchas ranks 2,977 out of 19,576. Before him are Hyeokgeose of Silla, Christina of Lorraine, Milton Obote, Giovanni Giolitti, Mihailo Obrenović, and Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild. After him are Zechariah of Israel, Telipinu, Syphax, Caranus of Macedon, Emperor Sujin, and King Huiwen of Qin.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Calchas ranks 201 out of 1,024. Before him are Erasistratus (-303), Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark (1914), Exekias (-501), Berenice I of Egypt (-340), Telamon (null), and Bacchylides (-490). After him are Caranus of Macedon (-900), Prince George of Greece and Denmark (1869), Gotse Delchev (1872), Philostratus (170), Cleomenes III (-260), and Stilpo (-359).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Calchas ranks 71. Before him are Admetus (null), Theophano (941), Karolos Papoulias (1929), Herodes Atticus (101), Berenice I of Egypt (-340), and Telamon (null). After him are Caranus of Macedon (-900), Prince George of Greece and Denmark (1869), Gotse Delchev (1872), Cleomenes III (-260), Thessalonike of Macedon (-352), and Andreas Papandreou (1919).

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