Ephialtes of Trachis - Name

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  • Ephialtes is used as a synonym for traitor in modern Greek, in a comparable fashion to the usage of the words quisling or Judas in the English language or Benedict Arnold in the US.
  • Also, in modern Greek, "ephialtes" means nightmare.

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