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CRESSIDA

“Medieval forma de CHRYSEIS. Various medieval tales describe her as a woman of Troy, daughter of Calchus, who leaves her Trojan lover Troilus for the Griego hero Diomedes. Shakespeares play Troilus and Cressida (1602) was based on these tales.”

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Significado

Medieval forma de CHRYSEIS. Various medieval tales describe her as a woman of Troy, daughter of Calchus, who leaves her Trojan lover Troilus for the Griego hero Diomedes. Shakespeares play Troilus and Cressida (1602) was based on these tales.

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Literature

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Pronunciación

“KRES-ə-də (English)”

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Variantes en otros idiomas

2 idiomas

Greek MythologyChryseis

Greek MythologyChryses

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Fuente: Behind the Name · Datos etimológicos verificados

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