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Stentor

In Greek mythology, a herald who shouted before the walls of Troy as loud as 50 men.

The adjective ‘stentorian’, deriving from his name, describes an extremely loud voice or sound.



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Once more opening his mouth and shutting his eyes, and laughing like a stentor, Kit gradually backed to the door, and roared himself out.
The Old Curiosity Shop by Dickens, Charles View in context
When they came to the part where the bravest and most in number were gathered about mighty Diomed, fighting like lions or wild boars of great strength and endurance, there Juno stood still and raised a shout like that of brazen-voiced Stentor, whose cry was as loud as that of fifty men together.
The Iliad by Homer View in context
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