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CHRYSEIS
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Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Χρυσηις (Ancient Greek)
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Patronymic derived from CHRYSES. In Greek legend she was the daughter of Chryses, a priest of Apollo. After she was taken prisoner by the Greeks beseiging Troy, Apollo sent a plague into their camp, forcing the Greeks to release her. |
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