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There are known to exist more than 2000 manuscripts of Homer. Some of the most notable manuscripts include:
- Venetus A
- Venetus B
- Ambrosian Iliad
- Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 20
- Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 21
- Uncial 098 (palimpsest)
- Codex Nitriensis (palimpsest)
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What was briseis's mother's name?
It is not told in the Illiad.
What relation is briseis to prince hector?
It isn't known, Briseis was a queen of Lyrnessus by her husband Mynes. Her father was Briseus, who is sometimes told to be brother to Chryses the father of Chryseis; the father of Briseus and Chryses was said to be the otherwise unknown Ardys or Ardysus. Briseis either stayed in Troy or following his death, Briseis: "... was given to one of Achilles' comrades-at-arms just as his armor had been", after the fall of Troy.
Who would Achilles love the most Briseis or Deidamia?
Briseis drives the plot of the Illiad; his telling of his weakness to Polyxena is how he dies.
Is Hippodamia the same as briseis?
Hippodamia is sometimes called Briseis, yes.
How did Briseis get back to Achilles' quarters?
After the death of Patroclus; Agamemnon gives Achilles back Briseis.
Who is briseis married to?
Prior to being a captive of Achilles, Briseis was wife of Mynes and daughter of Briseus.
Did briseis have any powers?
Briseis was a princess and queen captured as a war prize of Achilles, she was mortal and had no powers.
Who was Achilles's war captive?
Briseis
Where is briseis in the first book of The Iliad?
Briseis was among those to lament and mourn over the death of Patroclus. She remained with Achilles until his death, which plunged her into great grief. She soon took it upon herself to prepare Achilles for the afterlife.According to some, following his death, Briseis: "... was given to one of Achilles' comrades-at-arms just as his armor had been", after the fall of Troy.
What are the qualities of Briseis?
Briseis was viewed as little better than a slave to those who she was surrunded by, yet in her grief she found she loved Achilles and hated as much as he to be parted from him.
Who is a captive of Achilles until Agamemnon takes her?
Briseis
Who takes Achilles prize briseis for his own?
Agamemnon
