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
Prokopiy	prah-KO-pee	Russian
Milivoj	MEE-lee-voi (Croatian, Serbian)	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Lino	LEE-no (Italian, Spanish), LEE-naw (Galician)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Shelia	-	English
Lucanus	-	Ancient Roman
Carla	['ka:lə]