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.

All labels observed (5)

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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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Referenced by (14)

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