person
Calchas
The chief seer of the Greek army, interpreter of the gods' will; he pronounces that both Polyxena and Astyanax must die before the fleet can sail.
Reading notes
- Agamemnon §158 Calchas
The Greek seer who declared that Iphigenia must be sacrificed to free the becalmed fleet at Aulis.
- The Trojan Women §368 Calchas
The chief seer of the Greek army, who pronounces that both Polyxena and Astyanax must die before the fleet can sail.