a town of Germany, and capital of Brisgaw. It was twice in possession of the French; but restored to the house of Austria, in consequence of treaties of peace. It was a very strong place, but the fortifications have been demolished. It is seated on the Rhine, where there is a bridge of boats. E. Long. 7° 49'. N. Lat. 48° 5'.

(New), a town of France, in Alsace, built by order of Lewis XIV. over against Old Brisach, and fortified by Vauban. It is 32 miles south of Strasbourg. E. Long. 7° 46'. N. Lat. 48° 5'.

BRISIEIS, or Hippodamia, in fabulous history, the wife of Mynes king of Lyrcella. After Achilles had taken that city, and killed her husband, she became his captive. That hero loved her tenderly; but Agamemnon taking her from him, she became the accidental cause of numberless disorders in the Grecian army. Achilles, enraged, retired to his tent; and, till the death of Patroclus, refused to fight against the Trojans. The resentment of this prince is finely painted in the Iliad.