The Iliad · Character
Briseis
Captive woman taken by Achilles, whose seizure by Agamemnon sparks the quarrel.
minor
Also known as fair Briseis
First appearance: the iliad
Briseis shows up with force in Book XIX: The Reconciliation of Achilles and Agamemnon. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Returned to Achilles; laments over Patroclus' body.
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- Major Greek and Trojan Figures
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