Editing Polyxena (section)

== Description ==
Polyxena was described by the chronicler [[John Malalas|Malalas]] in his account of the ''Chronography'' as "tall, pure, very white, large-eyed, black-haired, with her hair worn long behind, a good nose and cheeks, blooming-lipped, small-footed, virgin, charming, very beautiful, 18 years old when they killed her".<ref>[[John Malalas|Malalas]], ''Chronography'' [https://topostext.org/work/793#5.106 5.106]</ref> Meanwhile, in the account of [[Dares Phrygius|Dares the Phrygian]], she was illustrated as ". . .fair, tall, and beautiful. Her neck was slender, her eyes lovely her hair blonde and long, her body well-proportioned, her fingers tapering, her legs straight, and her feet the best. Surpassing all the others in beauty, she remained a completely ingenuous and kind-hearted woman."<ref>[[Dares Phrygius]], ''History of the Fall of Troy'' [https://www.theoi.com/Text/DaresPhrygius.html 12]</ref>[[File:Mort de Polyxène BnF Français 599 fol. 28.jpg|thumb|A Renaissance illustration of the killing of Polyxena in [[Boccaccio]]'s ''[[De mulieribus claris]]'']]
[[File:03 2015 Neottolemo rapisce Polissena da Ecuba-Pio Fedi 1855 1865-Piazza della Signoria-Loggia dei Lanzi-Galleria degli Uffizi-Giorgio Vasari-ordine dorico-timpano triangolare arcuato (Firenze) Photo Paolo Villa FOTO9264.JPG|thumb|''The Rape of Polyxena'', [[Pio Fedi]] (1855–1865), [[Loggia dei Lanzi]], Florence.]]
[[File:Charles Le Brun - The Sacrifice of Polyxena.jpg|thumb|''[[The Sacrifice of Polyxena (Charles Le Brun)|The Sacrifice of Polyxena]]'', 1647, by [[Charles Le Brun]],  [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]]]