Chryseis
mythological figure · 3 works · 3 mentions · 5 anchored passages
the priest's daughter
in the texts
Orations
Daughter of the priest Chryses, captive and beloved of Agamemnon, argued to be prudent in seeking release
Then from these arguments Chryseis did not wish to be sent away by Agamemnon, but Chryses did this on his own account;
Iliad
Daughter of Chryses, taken captive and awarded to Agamemnon, whose forced return sets the quarrel in motion.
since Phoebus Apollo is taking Chryseis from me, I shall send her with my ship and my followers, but I shall come to your tent and take your own prize Briseis, that you may learn how much more prestigious I am than you are, and that another may fear to set himself up as equal or comparable with me.
The sons of the Achaeans shared it duly among themselves, and chose lovely Chryseis as the prize of Agamemnon;
Chryseis also left the ship, and Odysseus led her to the altar to deliver her into the hands of her father.
Chrestomathy
Woman awarded to Agamemnon as a prize of honor from the spoils of war.
From the spoils Achilles receives Briseis as his prize of honour, and Agamemnon receives Chryseis.