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Polyxena
In Greek mythology, Polyxena (; Greek: ) was the youngest daughter of King Priam of Troy and his queen, Hecuba.
Myth.
Polyxena is considered the Trojan version of Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. She is not in Homer's "Iliad", appearing in works by later poets, perhaps to add romance to Homer's austere tale. An oracle prophesied that Troy would not be defeated if Polyxena's brother, Prince Troilus, reached the age of twenty. During the Trojan War,
Polyxena (disambiguation)
Polyxena was a Trojan princess at the time of the Trojan War.
Polyxena can also refer to:
- Acmosara polyxena a species of moth
- Lachenalia a plant genus
- Polyxena, a 1st-century Christian saint, see Acts of Xanthippe, Polyxena, and Rebecca
- Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg, queen consort of Sardinia, mother of King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia
See also.
Polyxenus