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Chryses of Troy

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In Greek mythology, Chryses (; Greek, Χρύσης Khrúsēs, meaning "golden") was a Trojan priest of Apollo at Chryse, near the city of Troy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chryses of Troy has received more than 62,495 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Chryses of Troy is the 3,438th most popular politician (up from 3,854th in 2019), the 366th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 395th in 2019) and the 192nd most popular Turkish Politician.

Chryses of Troy is most famous for being the father of Chryseis, who was captured by Agamemnon and taken as a war prize. Chryses pleaded with Agamemnon to release his daughter but Agamemnon refused. Chryses then went to the Greek camp to ask for her back, but was denied by Agamemnon. Chryses prayed to Apollo for help and the god sent a plague on the Greeks. The Greeks then returned Chryseis to her father.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Chryses of Troy ranks 3,438 out of 15,577Before him are Hisham I of Córdoba, Ulrich von Jungingen, Suleiman of Persia, Andrey Bogolyubsky, Döme Sztójay, and Isabella of Hainault. After him are Karl Seitz, Piali Pasha, Hugh, Count of Vermandois, Horik I, Sancho VI of Navarre, and Idris I of Morocco.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Chryses of Troy ranks 366 out of 1,301Before him are İbrahim Tatlıses (1952), Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia (300), Ahmad Khani (1650), Artaphernes (-600), Agabus (100), and Cornelius Castoriadis (1922). After him are Maria Laskarina (1206), Philetaerus (-340), Helenus (null), Aristagoras (-600), Baldwin II, Latin Emperor (1217), and Mammes of Caesarea (259).

Among POLITICIANS In Turkey

Among politicians born in Turkey, Chryses of Troy ranks 192Before him are Seleucus III Ceraunus (-243), Maria of Alania (1053), Gülbahar Hatun (1429), Gevherhan Sultan (1544), Cleitus the Black (-370), and Artaphernes (-600). After him are Philetaerus (-340), Helenus (null), Aristagoras (-600), Baldwin II, Latin Emperor (1217), Sarduri II (-790), and Ahmet Tevfik Pasha (1845).