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