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Cressida
Cressida ♀ From a medieval legend, told by Chaucer and Shakespeare among others, set in ancient Troy. Cressida is a Trojan princess, daughter of Calchas, a priest who has defected to the Greeks. When she is restored to her father, she jilts her Trojan lover Troilus in favour of the Greek Diomedes. The story is not found in classical sources. Chaucer used the name in the form Criseyde, getting it from Boccaccio's Criseida. This in turn is ultimately based on Greek Khryseis (a derivative of khrysos ‘gold’), the name of a Trojan girl who is mentioned briefly as a prisoner of the Greeks at the beginning of Homer's Iliad. Chaucer's version of the name was Latinized by Shakespeare as Cressida. In spite of the unhappy associations of the story, the name has enjoyed some popularity since the late 20th century.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Cressida." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Cressida." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Cressida.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Cressida." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Cressida.html |
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Cressida
Cressida The fourth-closest satellite of Uranus, distance 61 800 km, orbital period 0.464 days; also known as Uranus IX. Cressida is 62 km in diameter, and was discovered in 1986 on images from the Voyager 2 spacecraft.
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"Cressida." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Cressida." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-Cressida.html "Cressida." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-Cressida.html |
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Cressida
Cressida in medieval legends of the Trojan War, the daughter of Calchas, a Trojan priest. She was faithless to her lover Troilus, a son of Priam.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Cressida." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Cressida." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Cressida.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Cressida." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Cressida.html |
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Cressida
Cressida (Uranus IX) One of the lesser satellites of Uranus, with a diameter of 33 km. It was discovered in 1986.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Cressida." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Cressida." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Cressida.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Cressida." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Cressida.html |
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Cressida
Cressida in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus . |
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"Cressida." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Cressida." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Cressida-ast.html "Cressida." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Cressida-ast.html |
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Cressida
Cressida, see Troilus and Cressida; see also Troilus and Criseyde.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Cressida." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Cressida." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Cressida.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Cressida." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Cressida.html |
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Cressida
Cressida in medieval romance: see Troilus and Cressida . |
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"Cressida." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Cressida." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Cressida.html "Cressida." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Cressida.html |
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"Cressida." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Cressida." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Cressida.html "Cressida." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Cressida.html |
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