Polyxena
Britishnoun
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Her daughter Polyxena is stripped and killed in front of Agamemnon, and soldiers string her up by her feet.
From New York Times
Hecuba’s daughter Polyxena asks to be, and is, sacrificed rather than sexually serve her masters.
From Los Angeles Times
“Gray is almost silver,” Polyxena, portrayed with calm eloquence by Lauren Han, sings in dismay of miscues from Greek men and Trojan women, both of whom believe the other should know their minds.
From Los Angeles Times
The painting depicts the killing of Polyxena, the youngest daughter of King Priam of Troy, who according to myth revealed the weakness of Achilles' heel and thus led to his death.
From New York Times
If we now pass back several centuries, we find Euripides attributing to Polyxena a trait precisely similar to that which was attributed to Perpetua.
From Project Gutenberg
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