Mito polyxena biography

Princess of Troy in Greek mythology

For other uses, see Polyxena (disambiguation).

In Greek mythology, Polyxena (; Ancient Greek: Πολυξένη, romanized: Poluxénē) was the youngest daughter of King Priam of Troy and his queen, Hecuba.^[1] She does not appear in Homer, but in several other classical authors, though the details of her story vary considerably.

Mito polyxena biography

After the fall of Troy, she dies when sacrificed by the Greeks on the tomb of Achilles, to whom she had been betrothed and in whose death she was complicit in many versions.^[2]

Description

Polyxena was described by the chronicler Malalas in his account of the Chronography as "tall, pure, very white, large-eyed, black-haired, with her hair worn long behind, a good nose and cheeks, blooming-lipped, small-footed, virgin, charming, very beautiful, 18 years old when they killed her".^[3] Meanwhile, in the account of Dares the Phrygian, she was illustrated as ".

. .fair, tall,