Editing Polyxenus

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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Polyxenus''' or '''Polyxeinus''' {{IPAc-en|p|ə|ˈ|l|ɪ|k|s|ᵻ|n|ə|s}} ({{Langx|grc|Πολύξενος}}, ''Poluxenos'', or {{lang|grc|Πολύξεινος}}, ''Poluxeinos'') is a name that may refer to:

*Polyxenus, one of the first priests of [[Demeter]] and one of the first to learn the secrets of the [[Eleusinian Mysteries]].<ref>''[[Homeric Hymn]] 2 to Demeter'' 477</ref>
*Polyxenus, son of [[Agasthenes]] and [[Peloris (mythology)|Peloris]], king of [[Ancient Elis|Elis]]. He was counted among the suitors of [[Helen of Troy|Helen]],<ref>[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Apollod.+3.10.8&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0022:chapter=&highlight=Polyxenus 3.10.8]; [[Gaius Julius Hyginus|Hyginus]], ''Fabulae'' 81</ref> and accordingly participated in the [[Trojan War]], having brought 40 ships with him.<ref>[[Homer]], ''[[Iliad]]'' 2.624; [[Dictys Cretensis]], 1.17 & 3.5; Hyginus, ''Fabulae'' 97; [[Dares Phrygius]], 14</ref> He returned home safely after the war, and had a son [[Amphimachus]], whom he possibly named after his friend Amphimachus (son of [[Cteatus]]), who had died at Troy.<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.5.3.4&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160:chapter=&highlight=Polyxenus 5.3.4]</ref> 
*Polyxenus, king of Elis, was said to have been entrusted with the stolen cattle by the [[Taphians]] under [[Pterelaus]]; the cattle was ransomed from him by [[Amphitryon]].<ref>Apollodorus, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Apollod.+2.4.6&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0022:chapter=&highlight=Polyxenus 2.4.6]</ref> This Polyxenus, however, appears to be a figure distinct from Polyxenus, son of Agasthenes, since he lived two generations before the Trojan War.
*Polyxenus, also called [[Medus]], son of the hero [[Jason]] and the [[Colchis|Colchian]] sorceress [[Medea]],<ref>Pausanias, [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+2.3.8&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160:chapter=&highlight=Polyxenus 2.3.8] with a reference to [[Hellanicus of Lesbos|Hellanicus]]</ref> the daughter of King [[Aeëtes]]. He was the brother of [[Eriopis]].<ref>Pausanias, 2.3.9</ref>

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== References ==

* [[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], ''The Library'' with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0021 Greek text available from the same website].
* [[Dares Phrygius]], ''from The Trojan War.'' ''The Chronicles of [[Dictys Cretensis|Dictys of Crete]] and Dares the Phrygian'' translated by Richard McIlwaine Frazer, Jr. (1931-). Indiana University Press. 1966. [http://www.theoi.com/Text/DaresPhrygius.html Online version at theoi.com]
* [[Dictys Cretensis]]'', from The Trojan War.'' ''The Chronicles of Dictys of Crete and [[Dares Phrygius|Dares the Phrygian]]'' translated by Richard McIlwaine Frazer, Jr. (1931-). Indiana University Press. 1966. [https://topostext.org/work/152 Online version at the Topos Text Project.]
* [[Gaius Julius Hyginus]], ''Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus'' translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. [https://topostext.org/work/206 Online version at the Topos Text Project.]
* [[Homer]], [[Iliad|''The Iliad'']] with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. {{ISBN|978-0674995796|}}. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0134 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.]
* Homer, ''Homeri Opera'' in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. {{ISBN|978-0198145318|}}. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0133 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
* ''The Homeric Hymns and Homerica'' with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Homeric Hymns. Cambridge, MA.,Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0138%3Ahymn%3D2 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0137 Greek text available from the same website].
* [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], ''Description of Greece'' with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. {{ISBN|0-674-99328-4}}. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0160 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library]
* Pausanias, ''Graeciae Descriptio.'' ''3 vols''. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903.  [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0159 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].


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