In the Greek Mythology, Thersite , wire of Agrios, is an Achaean warrior of the Trojan War.

Homère describes it like the ugliest warrior of the Greek army. He is moreover insolate, liar and scoffer. Ulysses the fact bastonner and Achilles, exasperated, kills it to have wanted to violate the corpse of Penthésilée. After which, to purify, Achille must make the pilgrimage of Lesbos.

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• (I, 8,6), (V, 1).
• (II, 221 and suiv.).
• (CLXV).
• Libanios, Praise of Thersite .
• (XIII, 232 and suiv.).
• (X, 31,1).
• (v. 442).

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• Dolon, Trojan anti-hero