Chryses

Born c. 1240 BCE

Priest whose plea for his captive daughter opens the Iliad.

Chryses is a priest of Apollo from legend and epic tradition.

This is a figure of legend or epic. The dates are estimates from the setting of the story, not historical facts.

Known as: Priest of Apollo
Category: Legends & Epics
Born: c. 1240 BCE

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From the same age of legend

Calchas Born c. 1250 BCE, Greek seer
Idomeneus Born c. 1240 BCE, king of Crete
Mentor Born c. 1240 BCE, friend of Odysseus
Sita Born c. 1240 BCE, epic heroine
Alcinous Born c. 1230 BCE, king of the Phaeacians
Demodocus Born c. 1230 BCE, blind bard

Portrait: Painter of Athens 1714, Public domain.