(Compare  Hoaur,  IL  9,  328.)  Among  the  spoils  of
Ljmessus,  Achilles  obtained  the  beautiful  Briscis,
while,  ax  ibe  taking  of  Thcbe,  Chryseia  the  daughter
•f  Chryses,  a  priest  of  Apollo  at  Chryaa,  becsme  the
phze  of  Agamemnon.  A  pefilUence  shortly  after  ap-
pesred  in  the  Grecian  camp,  and  Calchaa,  encouraged
by  tlie  proffered  protection  of  Achilles,  ventured  to
attnhute  it  to  Agamemnon's  detention  of  the  daughter
of  Chrysea,  whom  ber  father  bad  endeavoured  to  nn-
KMD.  but  ID  vain.  The  monarch,  slibon^  deeply  of-
fended, was  compelled  at  last  to  surrender  his  captive,
but.  a«  u  act  of  retaliation,  and  to  testify  his  rescnl-
meat,  be  defwived  Achilles  of  Briseis.  Hence  arose
■■  the  soger  of  the  son  of  Fcleus,"  on  which  is  baaed
the  action  of  the  Iliad.  Achilles  on  his  part  withdrew
bis  forces  from  the  contest,  and  neither  prayers,  nor
etitreiiLies,  oor  direct  offers  of  reconciliation,  coached
in  the  most  tempting  and  flattering  tesms  UL  9, 119,
could  induce  nisti  to  return  to  the  fiekt.  Among
other  things  the  monarch  [Hxiinised  him,  if  be  would
lorget  the  tojurious  trestment  which  he  had  received,
the  band  of  one  of  his  daughters,  and  tho  sovereignty-
of  seven  cities  of  the  Peloponnesus.  (iZ.  9,  142  and
149.)  The  death  of  his  friend  Patroclus,  however,
}rj  tbo  hand  <A  Hector  (A.  16,  831,  teqq.),  roused  him
at  length  to  action  and  revenge,  and  s  reconciliation
hsviog  tboenpon  taken  placp  between  the  two  Grecian
leaders,  Briseis  was  restored.  {B.  19,  78,  teqq. — Id.
