Thersites

Q: Who is Thersites?

Thersites is a character in the Iliad that made a stand against Agamemnon and the enterprise of the Trojan War.

Q: What does Odysseus do to Thersites?

Odysseus knocks Thersites with his scepter to stop him from further insulting Agamemnon.

Q: Does Thersites insult Agamemnon?

Thersites insults not only Agamemnon but the whole Achaean enterprise. His highly agitated speech diminishes the king's role and urges the common soldiers to abandon Troy.

Q: What new political beliefs did Thersites' speech introduce to the audience?

The new political beliefs that Thersites' speech introduced to the audience were the instances of equality, which were raised toward the assembly of the Achaean nobles.

Athanasios Fountoukis

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