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Chrȳses

gen. Chrȳsae · gender masculine · decl. 1st
a priest of Apollo; from Chryse; in Troas
a priest of Apollo, from Chryse, in Troas, the father of Astynome, on account of whose close captivity by Agamemnon, Apollo sent a pestilence upon the Grecian hosts, Hyg. Fab. 121; Ov. A. A. 2, 402.—As a title of a tragedy of Pacuvius, Cic. Or. 46, 155; id. Div. 1, 57, 131 al.—Hence, Chrȳsēïs, ĭdis, f., = Χρν σηίς, his daughter Astynome, Ov. Tr. 2, 373; id. R. Am. 469.
Perseus ID: n7909 Key: Chryses