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Polyxenus
In Greek mythology, Polyxenus (, Poluxenos, or , Poluxeinos) is a name that may refer to:
- One of the first priests of Demeter and one of the first to learn the secrets of the Eleusinian Mysteries.
- Son of Agasthenes and Peloris, king of Elis. He was counted among the suitors of Helen, and accordingly participated in the Trojan War, having brought 40 ships with him. 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. Polyxenus, king of Elis, was also said to have been entrusted with the stolen cattle by the Taphians under Pterelaus; the cattle was ransomed from him by Amphitryon. This Polyxenus, however, appears to be a figure distinct from Polyxenus, son of Agasthenes, since he lived two generations before the Trojan War.
- A son of Jason and Medea.
Polyxenus (genus)
Polyxenus is a genus of millipede in the order Polyxenida, containing at least 30 valid species as of 2012.
Usage examples of "polyxenus".
Showed them her ritual service and taught them her mysteries, even Diodes, princely Triptolemus, and Polyxenus, the solemn Mysteries, which are unthinkable either to question or utter Or to transgress: for a holy respect checks the utterance of them.
The two others were Diores, son of Amarynces, and Polyxenus, son of King Agasthenes, son of Augeas.