Polyxo

Role: queen · First appears: Book 3 · Chapter 19

Polyxo was the wife of Tlepolemus. At Rhodes, she sought to avenge his death on Helen: when Helen was in her power, Polyxo sent attendants dressed like Furies to seize and hang her on a tree.

Relationship record

Life events

• Polyxo avenges Tlepolemus by arranging Helen’s capture and hanging.(Book 3 · Chapter 19 · 📍 Rhodes)
  • With: Helen Tlepolemus
  • “This Polyxo they say desired to avenge on Helen the death of Tlepolemus, and when she got her in her power sent to her as she was bathing some attendants dressed like the Furies, and they laid hold of Helen and hung her on a tree”

Book 3 · Chapter 19

• married with Tlepolemus “Polyxo the wife of Tlepolemus”
• enemies with Helen “This Polyxo they say desired to avenge on Helen the death of Tlepolemus, and when she got her in her power sent to her as she was bathing some attendants dressed like the Furies, and they laid hold of Helen and hung her on a tree”
• with Helen (interaction) “This Polyxo they say desired to avenge on Helen the death of Tlepolemus”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.