Chryseis - wikipedia Chryseis Chryseis was also the name of two Minor figures in Greek mythology : one of the Oceanids, daughters of Oceanus and Tethys, and one of the daughters of Thespius, who bore Heracles a son, Onesippus. As the `` golden one '' she is also the title - giving character of the Baroque alchemical epic Chryseidos Libri IIII ( 1631 ). Odysseus returns Chryseis to her father ( by Claude Lorrain, 1644 ). In Greek mythology, Chryseis ( / kraɪˈsiːɪs /, Ancient Greek : Χρυσηΐς, translit. Khrysēís, pronounced ( khrysɛːís ) ) was a Trojan woman, the daughter of Chryses. Chryseis, her apparent name in the Iliad, means simply `` Chryses ' daughter '' ; later writers give her real name as Astynome ( Ἀστυνόμη ). In the first book of the Iliad, she has been enslaved, as a war prize, by Agamemnon who admits she is finer than his own wife Clytemnestra and refuses to allow her father, a priest of Apollo, to ransom her. Apollo then sends a plague sweeping through the Greek armies, and Agamemnon is forced to give Chryseis back in order to end it, so Agamemnon sends Odysseus to return Chryseis to her father. Agamemnon compensates himself for this loss by taking Briseis from Achilles, an act that offends Achilles, who refuses to take further part in the Trojan War. A later Greek legend, preserved in Hyginus ' Fabulae, states that she had a son by Agamemnon. In medieval literature, Chryseis is developed into the character Cressida. See also I Modi, a work of art which depicts her References Jump up ^ Scholia on the Iliad ; Hesychius, Lexicon ; Malalas, Chronographia 100 ; Eustathius of Thessalonica, Commentary on the Iliad 1.123. 9 van der Valk. Characters in the Iliad Achaeans Acamas Achilles Agamemnon Agapenor Ajax the Greater Ajax the Lesser Alcimus Anticlus Antilochus Arcesilaus Ascalaphus Automedon Balius and Xanthus Bias Calchas Diomedes Elephenor Epeius Eudoros Euryalus Eurybates Eurydamas Eurypylus Guneus Helen Ialmenus Idomeneus Leitus Leonteus Lycomedes Machaon Medon Meges Menelaus Menestheus Meriones Neoptolemus Nestor Nireus Odysseus Palamedes Patroclus Peneleos Philoctetes Phoenix Podalirius Podarces Polites Polypoetes Promachus Protesilaus Prothoenor Schedius Stentor Sthenelus Talthybius Teucer Thersites Thoas Thrasymedes Tlepolemus Trojans Aeneas Aesepus Agenor Alcathous Amphimachus Anchises Andromache Antenor Antiphates Antiphus Archelochus Asius Asteropaios Astyanax Atymnius Axylus Briseis Calesius Caletor Cassandra Chryseis Chryses Clytius Coön Dares Phrygius Deiphobus Dolon Epistrophus Euphemus Euphorbus Glaucus Gorgythion Hector Hecuba Helenus Hyperenor Hypsenor Ilioneus Imbrius Iphidamas Kebriones Laocoön Lycaon Melanippus Mentes Mydon Mygdon of Phrygia Othryoneus Pandarus Panthous Paris Pedasus Peirous Phorcys Polites Polydamas Polybus Polydorus Priam Pylaemenes Pylaeus Pyraechmes Rhesus of Thrace Sarpedon Theano Ucalegon Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chryseis&oldid=809717476 '' Categories : Characters in the Iliad Fictional Greek and Roman slaves Women of the Trojan war Hidden categories : Articles containing Ancient Greek - language text Talk About Wikipedia Български Català Čeština Deutsch Ελληνικά Emiliàn e rumagnòl Español Esperanto فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Русский Slovenčina Српски / srpski Suomi Svenska Українська Tiếng Việt 中文 15 more Edit links This page was last edited on 10 November 2017, at 23 : 06. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who was forced to give agamemnon's prize
Answer: Agamemnon