Chryseis
noun
Chry·se·is
krī-ˈsē-əs 
: a daughter of a priest of Apollo in the Iliad narrative taken at Troy by Agamemnon but later restored to her father
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Only after the Greek armies have been decimated does their general relent and send Chryseis home.
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Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
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“Chryseis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chryseis. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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