Polyxena (disambiguation)

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Polyxena was a Trojan princess at the time of the Trojan War.

Polyxena can also refer to:

• Polyxena, the original name of the mother of Alexander the Great
• 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
• Polyxena of Lobkowicz, a Czech noblewoman
• Henrietta Polyxena of Vasaborg, a Swedish countess
• Polissena Contarini Da Mula, dogaressa of Venice
• Polissena Ruffo (1400-1420), an Italian noblewoman
• Polissena Sforza (1428-1449), an Italian noblewoman
• Polissena of San Macario (d. 1571), an Italian woman accused of witchcraft

• Polyxena sarcophagus, a classical work of art
• The Sacrifice of Polyxena (Charles Le Brun), a painting
• The Sacrifice of Polyxena (Giovanni Francesco Romanelli), a painting
• Polyxène et Pirrhus, an opera

• Acmosara polyxena a species of moth
• Paranerita polyxena, a species of moth
• Pseudocatharylla polyxena, a species of moth
• Zerynthia polyxena, a species of butterfly
• Polyxena, a synonym of Cordyla a genus of gnat

• Polyxena, a synonym of Lachenalia a plant genus
• 595 Polyxena, an asteroid

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