English Explanatory Dictionary

Briseis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A legendary figure who features in the Iliad; a princess granted as concubine to Achilles after the sacking of her city, Lyrnessus, before the beginning of the story.
  2. The minor planet 655 Briseïs.

Pronunciation

/bɹaɪˈsiːɪs/

Word forms

Briseis Briseida Briseide Briseïs

Etymology

Borrowing from Ancient Greek Βρισηΐς (Brisēḯs, “daughter of Briseus/Brises”).

Synonyms

Hippodameia
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on B Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary