Chryseis was the daughter of Chryses, priest of Apollo. His prayer for her return prompted the god to afflict the Greeks with plague.
Achilles demanded Agamemnon return Chryseis to end Apollo's plague. When Agamemnon complied but seized Briseis in compensation, Achilles withdrew from battle in rage.
Agamemnon took Chryseis as his war prize at Troy. His refusal to ransom her back to her father Chryses prompted Apollo to send a plague upon the Greek camp, opening the conflict of the Iliad.
Apollo sent a plague upon the Greeks when Agamemnon refused to ransom Chryseis, daughter of his priest. Only her return ended the pestilence.
Chryseis and Briseis were both Trojan war prizes. When Agamemnon returned Chryseis, he took Briseis from Achilles as compensation, triggering the wrath that drives the Iliad.
Chryseis's capture and the dispute over her return opened the Iliad's narrative of the Trojan War. Her story sets in motion the wrath of Achilles.
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