person
Polyxena
Daughter of Priam and Hecuba, demanded by the ghost of Achilles as a bride for his shade; lured to the sacrifice under cover of a false marriage to Pyrrhus, she meets the sword with defiant courage.
Reading notes
- Agamemnon §660 betrothed to the Haemonian pyre
Polyxena, daughter of Priam, sacrificed at Achilles' tomb, 'betrothed' in death to the Thessalian (Haemonian) hero.
- The Trojan Women §192 Polyxena
Daughter of Priam, demanded by Achilles' ghost as a bride for his shade and sacrificed at his tomb.