Thersites

son of Agrius, Achean warrior in the Trojan War
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Thersites

Summary

Thersites is a mythological Greek character[1]. He worked as a warrior[2]. He draws 119 Wikipedia views per month (mythological_greek_character category, ranking #162 of 1,333).[3]

Key Facts

  • Thersites's father was Agrius[4].
  • Thersites's professions included warrior[2].
  • Thersites held the position of king of Calydon[5].
  • Thersites's image is recorded as Antalya Museum - Sarkophag 5a Achilles schlägt Thersites.jpg[6].
  • Thersites is recorded as male[7].
  • Thersites's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character[8].
  • Thersites's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 37717055[9].
  • Thersites's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 191655200[10].
  • Thersites's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 65151776767018012002[11].
  • Thersites's GND ID is recorded as 118998749[12].
  • Thersites's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12437684z[13].
  • Thersites's IdRef ID is recorded as 068779100[14].
  • Thersites's Commons category is recorded as Thersites[15].
  • Thersites's participated in conflict is recorded as Trojan War[16].
  • Thersites's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0lk6w[17].
  • Thersites's described by source is recorded as Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[18].
  • Thersites's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[19].
  • Thersites's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20].
  • Thersites's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21].
  • Thersites's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Thersites's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 60718[23].
  • Thersites's CERL Thesaurus ID is recorded as cnp00544523[24].
  • Thersites's different from is recorded as Thersites[25].
  • Thersites's Hederich encyclopedia article is recorded as Thersítes[26].
  • Thersites's NE.se ID is recorded as thersites[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Thersites's father was Agrius[4].

Career and Affiliations

Thersites worked as a warrior[2]. He held the position of king of Calydon[5].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Thersites include 1868 he[28], an asteroid[29].

Why It Matters

Thersites draws 119 Wikipedia views per month (mythological_greek_character category, ranking #162 of 1,333).[3] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for him include 1868 he[28], an asteroid[29].

FAQs

Who were Thersites's parents?

Thersites's father was Agrius[4].

What did Thersites do for work?

Thersites worked as warrior[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [2] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Thersites. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/thersites
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_thersites_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Thersites}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/thersites}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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