Meaning of Caïssa | Babel Free

Definitions

A Thracian dryad who is portrayed as the goddess of chess

Examples

“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 the votaries of Caïssa dwelt.”

“MIRON AND PHANIA, on your bridal day, In joyful strains Caïssa's votaries sing.”

“Bringing together the artistry of chess and the gamesmanship of art, Homage to Caïssa represents the tradition as a set of determinations that come to inform any creative move the chess player or artist subsequently makes. As the reference to the muse Caïssa suggests, creativity is now an index not of subjective expression but, rather, of the poetic redeployment of prior determinations.”

CEFR level