Polyxena (In Greek mythology

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• Polyxena — ▪ Greek mythology       in Greek mythology, a daughter of Priam, king of Troy, and his wife, Hecuba. After the fall of Troy, she was claimed by the ghost of Achilles, the greatest of the Greek warriors, as his share of the spoils and was… …   Universalium

• Polyxena — For the Christian Saint, please see Acts of Xanthippe, Polyxena, and Rebecca Polyxena (pronEng|pəˈlɪksɪnə) was known to be a beautiful Trojan princess from Greek mythology. She is the youngest daughter of King Priam of Troy and his queen, Hecuba …   Wikipedia

• List of Greek mythological figures — A listing of Greek mythological beings. Many of the gods and goddesses had Roman and Etruscan equivalents. See also family tree of the Greek gods and the list of Greek mythological creatures. For a list of the deities of many cultures (including… …   Wikipedia

• List of cultural references in The Divine Comedy — The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri is a long allegorical poem in three parts or canticas (or cantiche ), Inferno (Hell), Purgatorio (Purgatory), and Paradiso (Paradise), and 100 cantos, with the Inferno having 34, Purgatorio 33, and Paradiso 33 …   Wikipedia

• Troilus — [ Etruscan fresco, Tomb of the Bulls, Tarquinia, c540 530BC.] Troilus (also Troilos, Troylus) (Ancient Greek: Τρωίλος, Troïlos, Latin: Troilus) is a legendary character associated with the story of the Trojan War. The first surviving reference to …   Wikipedia

• Trojan War — In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy stole Helen from her husband Menelaus, the king of Sparta. The war is among the most important events in Greek mythology, and was narrated… …   Wikipedia

• Achilles — Achilleus redirects here. For the emperor with this name, see Achilleus (emperor). For other uses, see Achilles (disambiguation). In Greek mythology, Achilles (also Akhilleus or Achilleus; Ancient Greek: polytonic|Ἀχιλλεύς) was a Greek hero of… …   Wikipedia

• Achilleus — Thetis gibt ihrem Sohn Achill seine neuen, von Hephaistos geschmiedeten Waffen. Ausschnitt einer Schwarzfigurenmalerei auf einer attischen Hydria 575–550 vor Chr, Louvre Achilleus (dt. Achill oder latinisiert Achilles, altgriechisch gelehrt …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Meanings of minor planet names: 501–1000 — This is a list of the sources of minor planet names. Those meanings marked with an asterisk (*) are guesswork, and should be checked against Lutz D. Schmadel s Dictionary of Minor Planet Names or Paul Herget s The Names of the Minor Planets to… …   Wikipedia

• List of Etruscan mythological figures — This is a list of deities and legendary figures found in the Etruscan mythology. The names below were taken mainly from Etruscan picture bilinguals , which are Etruscan call outs on art depicting mythological scenes or motifs. Several different… …   Wikipedia

• Neoptolemus — For other uses, see Neoptolemus (disambiguation). Neoptolemus killing Priam. Neoptolemus (also Neoptólemos or Pyrrhus; Greek Νεοπτόλεμος, New War ) was the son of the warrior Achilles and the princess Deidamia in Greek mythology. Achilles mother… …   Wikipedia