Cres·si·da

(krĕs′ĭ-də)

A Trojan woman in medieval romances who first returns the love of Troilus but later forsakes him for Diomedes.

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Cressida

(ˈkrɛsɪdə) ,

Criseyde

Cressid

(Classical Myth & Legend) (in medieval adaptations of the story of Troy) a woman who deserts her Trojan lover Troilus for the Greek Diomedes

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Cres•si•da

(ˈkrɛs ɪ də)

n.

(in medieval adaptations of the story of the Trojan wars) a Trojan woman portrayed as the lover of Troilus, whom she deserts for Diomedes.

Translations

Cressida

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References in classic literature

- Love's Labour's Lost; Two Gentlemen of Verona; Comedy of Errors; Merchant of Venice; Taming of the Shrew; A Midsummer Night's Dream; All's Well that Ends Well; Merry Wives of Windsor; Much Ado About Nothing; As You Like It; Twelfth Night; Troilus and Cressida; Measure for Measure; Pericles; Cymbeline; The Tempest; A Winter's Tale.

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