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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. He had other mantic skills as well: interpreting the entrails of the enemy during the tide of battle. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Calchas is the 3,900th most popular politician (down from 2,977th in 2019), the 247th most popular biography from Greece (down from 201st in 2019) and the 99th most popular Greek Politician.

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

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Calchas ranks 3,900 out of 19,576. Before him are Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France, Vahagn Khachaturyan, Alexander Balas, John I of Sweden, Emperor Ai of Tang, and Ramiro II of Aragon. After him are Kavad II, Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein, Henry I, Duke of Bavaria, Ante Marković, Salah Jadid, and Zwentibold.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Calchas ranks 247 out of 1,024. Before him are Antiochus VIII Grypus (-141), Costas Simitis (1936), Xanthippus of Carthage (-300), Plutarch of Athens (350), Helen of Greece and Denmark (1896), and Agathon (-448). After him are Exekias (-501), Demaratus (-600), Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark (1872), Prince George of Greece and Denmark (1869), Alexandra of Yugoslavia (1921), and Lafcadio Hearn (1850).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Calchas ranks 99. Before him are Cecrops I (null), Cleomenes III (-260), William of Villehardouin (1300), Prokopis Pavlopoulos (1950), Antiochus VIII Grypus (-141), and Costas Simitis (1936). After him are Demaratus (-600), Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark (1872), Prince George of Greece and Denmark (1869), Konstantin Dejanović (1355), Archidamus II (-450), and Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (1903).

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