Greek mythology
Chryseis
Captive priest's daughter whose ransom ignited Achilles' wrath
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Group
- Mortal · War
- Appears in
- The Iliad
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Chryseis is the daughter of Chryses, a priest of Apollo, taken as a war-prize by Agamemnon in the Trojan War. When her father's ransom is refused, Apollo rains plague upon the Greek camp until she is returned. Agamemnon seizes Achilles' own prize, Briseis, in compensation, kindling the rage that drives the whole tragedy of the Iliad.
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- Who is Chryseis?
- Chryseis is the daughter of Chryses, a priest of Apollo, taken as a war-prize by Agamemnon in the Trojan War. When her father's ransom is refused, Apollo rains plague upon the Greek camp until she is returned.
- Which mythology does Chryseis belong to?
- Chryseis belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Chryseis appear in?
- Chryseis appears in The Iliad, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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