LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun

Chrȳses

Meaning

  1. a priest of Apollo

Chrȳses, ae, m., = Χρύσης,
I. a priest of Apollo, from Chryse, in Troas, the father of Astynome, on account of whose close captivity by Agamemnon, Apollo sent a pestilence upon the Grecian hosts, Hyg. Fab. 121; Ov. A. A. 2, 402.—As a title of a tragedy of Pacuvius, Cic. Or. 46, 155; id. Div. 1, 57, 131 al.—Hence, Chrȳsēïs, ĭdis, f., = Χρν σηίς, his daughter Astynome, Ov. Tr. 2, 373; id. R. Am. 469.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyChrysesChryses (Χρύσης). 1. A son of Ardys and a priest of Apollo at Chryse. He was the father of Astynome (Chryseis), and when he came to the camp of the Gr…

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What does Chrȳses mean in Latin?
Chrȳses, a proper noun, means “a priest of Apollo”.