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Calchas was a soothsayer who accompanied the Greeks to Troy.
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In Greek mythology, Iphigenia was a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. She was sacrificed by her father at Aulis to secure favourable winds for the Greek fleet in the expedition against Troy, on instructions from the prophet Calchas. According to some accounts, she was saved by the goddess Artemis, and made her priestess.
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Calchas is a Trojan priest taking part with the Greeks in Troilus and Cressida.
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Cressida is daughter to Calchas in Troilus and Cressida.
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