Cressida

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Pronounced： [ KRES-ə-də (English) ]
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Usage：Literature

Meaning & History：

Medieval form of CHRYSEIS. Various medieval tales describe her as a woman of Troy, daughter of Calchus, who leaves her Trojan lover Troilus for the Greek hero Diomedes. Shakespeare's play 'Troilus and Cressida' (1602) was based on these tales.

CHRYSEIS female Greek Mythology

Patronymic derived from CHRYSES. In Greek legend she was the daughter of Chryses, a priest of Apollo. After she was taken prisoner by the Greeks besieging Troy, Apollo sent a plague into their camp, forcing the Greeks to release her.

CHRYSES male Greek Mythology

Derived from Greek χρυσεος (chryseos) meaning "golden". In Greek mythology Chryses was the father of Chryseis, a woman captured by Agamemnon during the Trojan War.

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GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Chryseis

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GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Chryses