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Stentor

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InGreek mythology,Stentor(Ancient Greek:Στέντωρ;gen.: Στέντορος) was aheraldof the Greek forces during theTrojan War.

Mythology

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Stentor is mentioned briefly inHomer'sIliadin whichHera,in the guise of Stentor, whose "voice was as powerful as fifty voices of other men",[1]encourages the Greeks to fight.

Elsewhere, Stentor is said to have died after losing a shouting contest withHermes.[2]

Stentor's story is the origin of the term "stentorian",meaning loud-voiced, for which he was famous.Aristotleuses the concept in hisPoliticsBook 7, Chapter IV saying, "For who can be the general of such a vast multitude, or who the herald, unless he have the voice of a Stentor?"

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References

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  1. ^Homer,Iliad5.785-6
  2. ^ScholiaonIliad5.785;Eustathiuson Homer,Iliad607.29

Bibliography

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  • Homer,Iliadwith an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, 1924.ISBN978-0674995796.Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
  • Homer,Homeri Operain five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920.ISBN978-0198145318.Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.