Briseis
Born c. 1205 BCE
Captive taken from Achilles by Agamemnon, which starts the quarrel of the Iliad.
Briseis is a Trojan captive from legend and epic tradition.
This is a figure of legend or epic. The dates are estimates from the setting of the story, not historical facts.
- Known as
- Trojan captive
- Category
- Legends & Epics
- Born
- c. 1205 BCE
From the same age of legend
- Chryseis Born c. 1205 BCE, Trojan captive
- Amphinomus Died c. 1174 BCE, suitor of Penelope
- Antinous Died c. 1174 BCE, suitor of Penelope
- Eurymachus Died c. 1174 BCE, suitor of Penelope
- Leodes Died c. 1174 BCE, suitor of Penelope
- Melanthius Died c. 1174 BCE, goatherd
Portrait: Unknown author, Public domain.
