Polyxena

/ (pɒˈlɪksɪnə) /

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noun

Greek myth a daughter of King Priam of Troy, who was sacrificed on the command of Achilles' ghost

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How to use Polyxena in a sentence

Of Polyxena, be sure that he remembers nothing but that he was holding her hand when her brother slew him.
Guy Livingstone;|George A. Lawrence
Euripides and Sophocles each wrote a tragedy having the sacrifice of Polyxena for the subject.
The Lusiad|Lus de Cames
At Polyxena's request he later restores the body of Hector to Priam.
The World of Homer|Andrew Lang
Tzetzes, on the parentage of Iphigeneia, 210;on Polyxena, 217.
The World of Homer|Andrew Lang

He sacrificed Polyxena, daughter of Priam king of Troy, to the manes of his father.
The Lusiad|Lus de Cames