Polyxenius

Polyxenius
Pŏlyxĕna, ae, f., = Poluxenê, a daughter of Priam, whom Pyrrhus, the son of Achilles, sacrificed at his father's grave, Ov. M. 13, 448; Juv. 10, 262; Sen. Troad. 368; Hyg. Fab. 110; cf. Verg. A. 3, 321.— Hence,
II.
Pŏlyxĕnĭus, a, um, adj., of Polyxena, Polyxenian:

caedes,

 Cat. 64, 369.

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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  • POLYXENA — Priami filia formosissima ex Hecuba coniuge, quam Pyrrhus Achillis filius, Troiâ captâ, ad patris tumulum iugulavit. Ferunt enim Achillem, cum ad Troiam bellum gereret, Polyxenam forte in moenibus conspectam adamâsse, eamque uxorem sibi… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

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