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Calchas (scorpion)
''Calchas'' is a genus of scorpions in the family Iuridae. At least four species in ''Calchas'' are described. Species * ''Calchas anlasi'' Yagmur, Soleglad, Fet & Kovarik, 2013 * ''Calchas birulai'' Fet, Soleglad & Kovarik, 2009 * ''Calchas kosswigi'' Yagmur, Soleglad, Fet & Kovarik, 2013 * ''Calchas nordmanni Calchas (; grc, Κάλχας, ''Kalkhas'') is an Argive mantis, or " seer," dated to the Age of Legend, which is an aspect of Greek mythology. Calchas appears in the opening scenes of the ''Iliad'', which is believed to have been based on a w ...'' Birula, 1899 References Further reading * * * Scorpion genera {{scorpion-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iuridae
The Iuridae are a family of scorpions in the order Scorpiones. Six genera and at least 20 described species are placed in the Iuridae. Genera * '' Anuroctonus'' * ''Calchas'' * ''Hadrurus'' (giant hairy scorpions) * ''Iurus ''Iurus'' is a genus of scorpions Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the order Scorpiones. They have eight legs, and are easily recognized by a pair of grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forwar ...'' * '' Neocalchas'' * '' Protoiurus'' References Further reading * * * Scorpion families {{scorpion-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calchas Anlasi
Calchas (; grc, Κάλχας, ''Kalkhas'') is an Argive mantis, or " seer," dated to the Age of Legend, which is an aspect of Greek mythology. Calchas appears in the opening scenes of the ''Iliad'', which is believed to have been based on a war conducted by the Achaeans against the powerful city of Troy in the Late Bronze Age. Calchas, a seer in the service of the army before Troy, is portrayed as a skilled augur, Greek ''ionópolos'' ('bird-savant'): "as an augur, Calchas had no rival in the camp." He received knowledge of the past, present, and future from the god, Apollo. He had other mantic skills as well: interpreting the entrails of the enemy during the tide of battle. His mantosune, as it is called in the '' Iliad'', is the hereditary occupation of his family, which accounts for the most credible etymology of his name: “the dark one” in the sense of “ponderer,” based on the resemblance of pondering to melancholy, or being “blue.” Calchas has a long lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
