Caïssa

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Caïssa

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Invented in 1763 by William Jones for his poem Caïssa.

proper noun

A Thracian dryad who is portrayed as the goddess of chess The Birmingham Meeting would take place shortly after his arrival — the prospect exhibited an opportunity of contest with players of great fame, but above all he looked forward to a struggle with the representative of English Chess, whose name was known and whose reputation was established wherever

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"Caïssa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ca%C3%AFssa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Caïssa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ca%C3%AFssa

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"Caïssa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ca%C3%AFssa.

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@misc{cai_ssa_2026,
  title = {Caïssa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ca%C3%AFssa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}