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Definitions of cressida in various dictionaries:
A Trojan woman in medieval romances who first returns the love of Troilus but later forsakes him for Diomedes.
CRESSIDA - Cressida (; also Criseida, Cresseid or Criseyde) is a character who appears in many Medieval and Renaissance retellings of the story of the Trojan Wa...
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| This title character is the daughter of Calchas, a Trojan priest |
| Briseis in Homer's "Iliad" evolved in tales over time to wind up as this Shakespeare title character |
| In Shakespeare:Troilus & her |
| She's in Troy when she tells Pandarus, "Go hang yourself, you naughty mocking uncle!" |
| Though she promises Troilus she'll be faithful, she dallies with Diomedes |
| Her Uncle Pandarus encourages her affair with Troilus |
| This love of Troilus, legendary prince of Troy, wasn't his new Toyota |
| Tragic tramp who two-timed Troilus |
| The rose seen here shares its name with this Trojan woman, who deserted her lover for Diomedes |
| During the Trojan War she betrayed her love Troilus & he was killed |
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| Cressida (; also Criseida, Cresseid or Criseyde) is a character who appears in many Medieval and Renaissance retellings of the story of the Trojan War. She is a Trojan woman, the daughter of Calchas, a Greek seer. She falls in love with Troilus, the youngest son of King Priam, and pledges everlasting love, but when she is sent to the Greeks as part of a hostage exchange, she forms a liaison with the Greek warrior Diomedes. In later culture she becomes an archetype of a faithless lover. |