# Thersitês — Jurgen character guide

> Thersitês in Jurgen by James Branch Cabell.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0038-xxxiv-how-emperor-jurgen-fared-infernally

## Who they are

A deformed Greek soldier from the Trojan War, encountered in the underworld.

## In the story

### [XXVII: Vexatious Estate of Queen Helen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jurgen_se/chapters/xxvii-vexatious-estate-of-queen-helen)

Mentioned as the giver of Jurgen's ashen staff, a twig from Yggdrasill.

### [The Fall of Pseudopolis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jurgen_se/chapters/xxxi-the-fall-of-pseudopolis)

Comments cynically on Achilles' speech, noting the historical weapon against Philistines.

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