Ajax · Character
Calchas
The Greek seer who prophesies Ajax's fate.
minor
First appearance: ajax
Calchas's tie to Ajax is one of the pressures that moves Ajax—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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- Ajax's family and allies
- Protagonist
- Greek leaders and gods
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