Chrysis may refer to:
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Chrysis (wasp)
''Chrysis'' is a very large genus of cuckoo wasps (insects in the family Chrysididae). It is the largest genus in the family, including over 1,000 species in over 20 subgenera, as speciose as all remaining Chrysididae combined.Kimsey, L.S., Bohar ...
, a genus of cuckoo wasps in the family Chrysididae
*An ancient Greek personal name (as a female name: , as a male name: ); in particular:
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Chrysis (priestess), priestess who caused the destruction of the Heraion of Argos in 423 BC
** Chrysis, the eponymous girl from Samos in the play ''
Samia'' by Menander
** Chrysis, the eponymous girl from Andros in the play ''
Andria
Andria (; Barese: ) is a city and ''comune'' in Apulia ( southern Italy). It is an agricultural and service center, producing wine, olives and almonds. It is the fourth-largest municipality in the Apulia region (behind Bari, Taranto, and Fogg ...
'' by Terence
** Chrysis, the courtesan in the novel ''
Aphrodite: mœurs antiques'' by Pierre Louÿs
** Chrysis, a mistress of
Demetrius I of Macedon
Demetrius I (; grc, Δημήτριος; 337–283 BC), also called Poliorcetes (; el, Πολιορκητής, "The Besieger"), was a Macedonian nobleman, military leader, and king of Macedon (294–288 BC). He belonged to the Antigonid dynast ...
according to Plutarch's ''Lives''
See also
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Chrysis Painter
The Chrysis Painter was an anonymous ancient Greek red-figure vase painter who worked in Athens around 420–410 BC.British Museudatabase/ref> He is identified by his name vase, a hydria now kept in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (acce ...
, a 5th-century BC Attic vase painter
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Crysis, a video game
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Crisis (disambiguation)
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