Crossword-Solution: CHRYSE 6 letters, 2 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 14

The Achaeans are now taking the girl in a ship to Chryse, and sending gifts of sacrifice to the god; but the heralds have just taken from my tent the daughter of Briseus, whom the Achaeans had awarded to myself.

Nor shall he stay from the slaughter the hand that is heavy upon you, Till to her own dear father the bright-eyed maiden is yielded, No price asked, no ransom; and ships bear hallowèd oxen Chryse-wards:—then, it may be, will he shew mercy and hear us.” These words said, sat he down.

Chryses, the father of Chryseïs, and priest of Apollo, comes to the Grecian camp to ransom her; with which the action of the poem opens, in the tenth year of the siege.

But, oh! relieve a wretched parent’s pain, And give Chryseïs to these arms again; If mercy fail, yet let my presents move, And dread avenging Phœbus, son of Jove.” The Greeks in shouts their joint assent declare, The priest to reverence, and release the fair.

Meantime Atrides launch’d with numerous oars A well-rigg’d ship for Chrysa’s sacred shores: High on the deck was fair Chryseïs placed, And sage Ulysses with the conduct graced: Safe in her sides the hecatomb they stow’d, Then swiftly sailing, cut the liquid road.