(Βρισεύς), the father of Briseis, was a son of Ardys and king of the Leleges at Pedasus, or a priest at Lyrnessus. (Hom. Il. 1.392, 2.689.) Briseus is said to have hanged himself when he lost his daughter. (Dict. Cret. 2.17.)
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A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
Smith, William
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890