"However much Briseis lay with her bottom turned towards him, the son of Aeacus found his beardless friend more congenial to his tastes."
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Briseis (Ancient Greek: ĪĻĪ¹ĻĪ·ĪÆĻ BrÄ«sÄĆs, 'daughter of Briseus'), also known as Hippodameia (į¼¹ĻĻĪæĪ“Ī¬Ī¼ĪµĪ¹Ī± HippodĆ”meia), is a significant character in the Iliad. Her role as a status symbol is at the heart of the dispute between Achilles and Agamemnon that initiates the plot of Homer's epic. She was married to Mynes, a son of the Ki
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