Galaxy/The codex of Chrysothemis

A daughter of Agamemnon named in both Homer and Apollodorus, the one stable name amid their incompatible catalogues of his daughters.1

I

Agamemnon names Chrysothemis first among the three daughters waiting in his halls, followed in Homer by Laodice and Iphianassa. He offers Achilles marriage to whichever daughter he chooses.2

II

Apollodorus preserves Chrysothemis but replaces Homer's other two names with Electra and Iphigenia. The shared name does not justify silently identifying Laodice with Electra or Iphianassa with Iphigenia.3

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BEYOND THE POETS

How the centuries since have seen Chrysothemis — art, artifacts and echoes.

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