Briseis was the wife of Mynes and the concubine of Achilles during the Trojan War. Briseis was the daughter of Briseus, and she was the cousin of Hector and Paris of Troy. Briseis was later sent to marry Mynes, the son of the King of Lyrnessus. In 1190 BC, during the Trojan War, the Achaean Greek warrior Achilles led an assault on the Trojan ally of Lyrnessus and slew Briseus and Mynes, enslaving Briseis. Briseis contemplated assassinating Achilles, but his kindness shown to her (especially when