Polyxena (disambiguation)

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

Polyxena can also refer to:

People 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

Creative works 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

Scientific

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