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|georg=Thersītēs, ae, Akk. ēn u. am, m. ([[Θερσίτης]]), [[Sohn]] [[des]] [[Agrius]], der [[durch]] seine [[Häßlichkeit]] und seine [[Lästerzunge]] berüchtigte [[Grieche]] [[vor]] [[Troja]], Ov. [[met]]. 13, 233; ex Pont. 3, 9, 10 (wo Akk. -ēn). Iuven. 11, 31. Gell. 1, 15, 11 (wo Akk. -am). [[Auson]]. perioch. Iliad. 2. – dah. appell., [[ein]] [[Thersites]], a) = [[ein]] Grundhäßlicher, Iuven. 8, 269. – b) = [[ein]] [[Lästermaul]], [[Schandmaul]], Sen. de [[ira]] 3, 23, 3 (wo Akk. -am). Amm. 30, 4, 15 (wo Akk. -ēn). | |georg=Thersītēs, ae, Akk. ēn u. am, m. ([[Θερσίτης]]), [[Sohn]] [[des]] [[Agrius]], der [[durch]] seine [[Häßlichkeit]] und seine [[Lästerzunge]] berüchtigte [[Grieche]] [[vor]] [[Troja]], Ov. [[met]]. 13, 233; ex Pont. 3, 9, 10 (wo Akk. -ēn). Iuven. 11, 31. Gell. 1, 15, 11 (wo Akk. -am). [[Auson]]. perioch. Iliad. 2. – dah. appell., [[ein]] [[Thersites]], a) = [[ein]] Grundhäßlicher, Iuven. 8, 269. – b) = [[ein]] [[Lästermaul]], [[Schandmaul]], Sen. de [[ira]] 3, 23, 3 (wo Akk. -am). Amm. 30, 4, 15 (wo Akk. -ēn). | ||
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==Wikipedia EN== | |||
In Greek mythology, Thersites (/θɜːrˈsaɪtiːz/; Ancient Greek: Θερσίτης) was a soldier of the Greek army during the Trojan War. | |||
The Iliad does not mention his father's name, which may suggest that he should be viewed as a commoner rather than an aristocratic hero. However, a quotation from another lost epic in the Trojan cycle, the Aethiopis, names his parents as Agrius of Calydon and Dia, a daughter of King Porthaon. | |||
In some accounts, Thersites, together with his five brothers including Melanippus, overthrew Oeneus from the throne of Calydon and gave the kingdom to Agrius, their father and Oeneus's brother. Later on, they were deposed by Diomedes who reinstated his grandfather Oeneus as king and slew all of Thersites's brothers. | |||
Homer described him in detail in the Iliad, Book II, even though he plays only a minor role in the story. He is said to be bow-legged and lame, to have shoulders that cave inward, and a head which is covered in tufts of hair and comes to a point. Vulgar, obscene, and somewhat dull-witted, Thersites disrupts the rallying of the Greek army: | |||
==Translations== | |||
ca: Tersites; de: Thersites; el: Θερσίτης; en: Thersites; es: Tersites; eu: Tersites; fa: ترسیتس; fi: Thersites; fr: Thersite; it: Tersite; ja: テルシーテース; ka: თერსიტესი; ko: 테르시테스; la: Thersites; nl: Thersites; pl: Tersytes; pt: Térsites; ru: Терсит; sh: Tersit; sk: Thersites; sr: Терзитес; sv: Thersites; uk: Терсіт | |||
Revision as of 15:09, 30 September 2021
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Θερσίτης, -ου, ὁ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Thersītes: ae, m., = Θερσίτης,>
I a Greek before Troy, famous for his ugliness and scurrility, Ov. M. 13, 233; id. P. 3, 9, 10; Juv. 11, 31.—Hence, a contemptible person, Juv. 8, 269; and for a calumniator, reviler, Sen. Ira, 3, 23, 3.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Thersītēs,¹³ æ, m. (Θερσίτης), Thersite [célèbre par sa difformité et par sa mauvaise langue] : Ov. M. 13, 233 ; Juv. 11, 31 || = homme très laid : Juv. 8, 269 || = une mauvaise langue : Sen. Ira 3, 23, 2 ; Amm. 30, 4, 15.
Latin > German (Georges)
Thersītēs, ae, Akk. ēn u. am, m. (Θερσίτης), Sohn des Agrius, der durch seine Häßlichkeit und seine Lästerzunge berüchtigte Grieche vor Troja, Ov. met. 13, 233; ex Pont. 3, 9, 10 (wo Akk. -ēn). Iuven. 11, 31. Gell. 1, 15, 11 (wo Akk. -am). Auson. perioch. Iliad. 2. – dah. appell., ein Thersites, a) = ein Grundhäßlicher, Iuven. 8, 269. – b) = ein Lästermaul, Schandmaul, Sen. de ira 3, 23, 3 (wo Akk. -am). Amm. 30, 4, 15 (wo Akk. -ēn).
Wikipedia EN
In Greek mythology, Thersites (/θɜːrˈsaɪtiːz/; Ancient Greek: Θερσίτης) was a soldier of the Greek army during the Trojan War.
The Iliad does not mention his father's name, which may suggest that he should be viewed as a commoner rather than an aristocratic hero. However, a quotation from another lost epic in the Trojan cycle, the Aethiopis, names his parents as Agrius of Calydon and Dia, a daughter of King Porthaon.
In some accounts, Thersites, together with his five brothers including Melanippus, overthrew Oeneus from the throne of Calydon and gave the kingdom to Agrius, their father and Oeneus's brother. Later on, they were deposed by Diomedes who reinstated his grandfather Oeneus as king and slew all of Thersites's brothers.
Homer described him in detail in the Iliad, Book II, even though he plays only a minor role in the story. He is said to be bow-legged and lame, to have shoulders that cave inward, and a head which is covered in tufts of hair and comes to a point. Vulgar, obscene, and somewhat dull-witted, Thersites disrupts the rallying of the Greek army:
Translations
ca: Tersites; de: Thersites; el: Θερσίτης; en: Thersites; es: Tersites; eu: Tersites; fa: ترسیتس; fi: Thersites; fr: Thersite; it: Tersite; ja: テルシーテース; ka: თერსიტესი; ko: 테르시테스; la: Thersites; nl: Thersites; pl: Tersytes; pt: Térsites; ru: Терсит; sh: Tersit; sk: Thersites; sr: Терзитес; sv: Thersites; uk: Терсіт
