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Who are Chryseis and Briseis?

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Chryseis and Briseis are the two girls in Iliad 1. Chryseis means daughter of Chryses (the priest of Apollo) and Briseis is "daughter of Briseus".

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Chryseis and Briseis are the two girls in Iliad 1 around whom the quarrel develops. Neither has a name of her own: Chryseis means daughter of Chryses (the priest of Apollo) and Briseis is "daughter of Briseus". Chryseis' father asked Agamemnon to give her back, and offered a huge reward.

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