a fallen idol

a person who was admired in the past but who is not admired any more Highly respected during his lifetime, he became a fallen idol after his death when his research was found to be full of errors.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Pluto	PLOO-to (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology
Trudi	TROO-dee	German, English
Leander	lee-AN-dər (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Rozika	-	Croatian
Bianca	BYAHN-kah (Romanian)	Italian, Romanian
Shadya	-	Arabic