Briseïs

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Briseïs is a figure from Greek mythology, best known as the captive woman over whom Achilles and Agamemnon quarrel in Homer's Iliad.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Trojan War character
character in Greek mythology
mythological figure
alsoKnownAs Briseis
linked to: Briseïs

Hippodameia
appearsIn Iliad
linked to: Homer's Iliad

later classical literature
associatedWith Achilles
Agamemnon
Patroclus
associatedWithEvent Trojan War
belongsTo Achilles
capturedFrom Lyrnessus
causeOfConflict quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon
causeOfEvent Achilles’ withdrawal from battle
createdBy Homer
culture Ancient Greek mythology
describedAs captive woman of Achilles
war prize of Achilles
enslavedBy Achilles
ethnicity Lyrnessian
familyKilledBy Achilles
gender female
husband Mynes
husbandKilledBy Achilles
influenced later depictions of captive women in war literature
languageOfName Ancient Greek
literaryRole catalyst for plot development in the Iliad
mentionedInBook Iliad Book 1
Iliad Book 19
Iliad Book 9
mourns Patroclus
notableFor being the woman over whom Achilles and Agamemnon quarrel
portrayedIn modern films about the Trojan War
various modern novels
statusInNarrative concubine
slave
takenBy Agamemnon
themeAssociated honor
status of women in war
wrath of Achilles

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Briseis nameVariant Briseïs
Heroides mainCharacter Briseis
linked to: Briseïs
Criseyde basedOn Briseida
linked to: Briseïs
Cressida basedOn Briseis
linked to: Briseïs
Cressida nameVariant Briseida
linked to: Briseïs
Scenes from the Iliad series depictsCharacter Briseis
linked to: Briseïs
Pammon hasSibling Briseis (half-sibling, disputed in some traditions)
linked to: Briseïs
Lyrnessus hasResident Briseis
linked to: Briseïs
Lyrnessus associatedPeople Briseis
linked to: Briseïs
Mynes spouse Briseis
linked to: Briseïs
Mynes husbandOf Briseis
linked to: Briseïs
Mynes associatedWithCharacter Briseis
linked to: Briseïs
Briseïs alsoKnownAs Briseis
linked to: Briseïs
Royal House of Troy hasMember Briseis (in some traditions by marriage)
linked to: Briseïs