ΒΡΙΣΗΙΔΑ, βρισηιδα
BRISĒIDA, brisēida
Sounds Like: bree-SAY-ee-dah
Translations: Briseis
From the root: ΒΡΙΣΗΙΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: Briseis was a mythological figure in the Trojan War, a princess from Lyrnessus who was captured by Achilles and became his war prize. Her seizure by Agamemnon led to Achilles' withdrawal from battle, a central theme in Homer's Iliad.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Instances
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 25:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΒΡΙΣΗΙΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΒΡΙΣΗΙΣ — Briseis
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