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POLYXENA

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)

From the Greek Πολυξενη (Polyxene) which meant "many foreigners", derived from πολλοι (polloi) "many" and ξενοι (xenoi) "foreigners, strangers". In Greek legend she was a daughter of Priam and Hecuba, beloved by Achilles. After the Trojan War she was sacrificed by Neoptolemus the son of Achilles.


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