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 Louis XIV. over against Old Brisach, and fortified by Vauban. It is 32 miles south of Strasbourg. E. Long. 7.46. N. Lat. 48.5.

BRISSEIS, or Hippodamia, in fabulous history, the wife of Mynes king of Lyneffa. 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.