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Briseis

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Briseis

In Greek mythology, a captive of Achilles. Agamemnon stole her from him, thus starting the feud which is the central theme of the Iliad.

She became the unfaithful heroine of several poems, the name being changed in Boccaccio to Griselda, in Chaucer to Criseyde, and in Shakespeare to Cressida.



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"Go," said he, "to the tent of Achilles, son of Peleus; take Briseis by the hand and bring her hither; if he will not give her I shall come with others and take her--which will press him harder.
The Iliad by Homer View in context
Patroclus carries away Lycaon to Lemnos and sells him as a slave, and out of the spoils Achilles receives Briseis as a prize, and Agamemnon Chryseis.
Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context
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