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noun

Pŏlyxĕna

gen. Pŏlyxĕnae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
= Πολυξένη
a daughter of Priam; whom Pyrrhus; the son of Achilles
a daughter of Priam, whom Pyrrhus, the son of Achilles, sacrificed at his father's grave, Ov. M. 13, 448; Juv. 10, 262; Sen. Troad. 368; Hyg. Fab. 110; cf. Verg. A. 3, 321.— Hence,
of Polyxena; Polyxenian •
Pŏlyxĕnĭus, a, um, adj., of Polyxena, Polyxenian: caedes, Cat. 64, 369.
Perseus ID: n36956 Key: Polyxena