Polyxena

Miranda Mac Letten as Polyxena

## Appearence

### Clothing

Purple sparkly dress with matching leather-effect jacketLater: Purple bralette, purple leggings

### Seen In

The Elysium Hotel, The Square, The Nightclub Office, The Nightclub, The Tenement Area, Alighieri's department store, Troy

### Seen With

Hecuba, Cassandra, Agamemnon, Macaria, Polydorus, Polymestor, Luba, Eurydice, Neoptolemus, Patroclus, The Watchman, Kampe, Hades, Persephone

## Relationship Information

### Family

Daughter of Hecuba, Sister of Cassandra & Polydorus

## Cast

### Played By

Brenda Lee Grech, Chihiro Kawasaki, Eleonore Cabrera, Maya Milet, Miranda Mac Letten, Valentine Giannopoulou, WenHsin Lee, Yilin Kong

Polyxena is one of the Princesses of Troy, and youngest daughter to Queen Hecuba.

Her story arc revolves around the tragedy of her recent coming of age, and blossoming first love, cut short by her brave self-sacrifice to the Mycenaeans, for the honour and protection of her family.

## Loop

After the reset Polyxena wakes, on her birthday, in the The Elysium Hotel with her mother Hecuba and begins to get ready.

After leaving the bedroom she travels to The Square where she finds her brother, Polydorus, buying a gift from Macariah, in Alighieri’s. She tries to find out what has been purchased but they won’t tell her. They are interrupted by the sound of Hecuba in The Square. They walk out of the shop to find Hecuba on top of the throne of chairs which they climb and sit with her. Polyxena is presented with her gift, which she opens. It is a jacket which she wears. The three of them climb down the throne and are joined by Eurydice, who brings alcohol from the cafe, and Polymestor, who presents Polyxena with a flower. They dance and celebrate while Luba sings a song from the balcony above the Palladium.

After the celebration in the square, Polydorus, Macariah and Polymestor accompany Polyxena as she walks over to The Elysium Hotel. Outside the hotel Polymestor leaves the trio but not before Polyxena has snatched his Stetson hat. Polyxena places the Stetson on Polydours and the trio run excitedly into the hotel and through the club.

In the office adjoining the club they meet Kampe. Kampe prepares a drink using a flower that they have obtained from Askalaphos. They four of them dance in a circle while Kampe holds the drink in the centre. They then each taste the drink and become intoxicated.

The scene is interpreted by Cassandra and Apollo. Cassandra appears distressed and tells Polydours that he shouldn't be drinking. Polyxena tries to comfort Cassandra but fails.

Polyxena, Macariah and Kampe move into the club. Polyxena and Macariah dance together in front of a mirror while Kampe watches on from behind the bar. After the dance Polyxena and Macariah run back to Hecuba's bedroom. They stumble around, falling into each other arms. During this scene they kiss.

Polyxena then moves to The Tenement Area where she is reunited again with Cassandra. Cassandra is distressed and tries to tell Polyxena about the vision she has seen of Polyxena's death. Polyxena doesn't understand and tries to reassure Cassandra. They both hear the sound of the Greek army approaching and run towards The Square. They sit at the table outside Ciacco (The Cafe) at the same table where Hecuba has the vision of the death of her son, Polydorus. They are soon joined by the other women of Troy and Hecuba ushers them into Ciacco. In the cafe they share a drink looking towards the doors of the The Palladium.

Hecuba, Polyxena and Macariah move to the centre of the square and confront the Greek men. During the confrontation Polyxena steps forward and hits Agamemnon with her hair.

Polyxena is sacrificed in The Square, by Neoptolemus, under the order of Agamemnon. She is stripped half-naked, and has her throat slit, before being hung from the ceiling by her feet. Prior to the sacrifice she is seen comforting her mother.

After her death her body is lowered and she is redressed by an emotional Macariah.

Once dressed, Patroclus helps Macaria lay her body to rest on the counter of Alighieri’s. Macaria covers her body and places a wreath on her head. During the third loop Hades drops sand from the balcony above onto the body.

After the ceremony, Polyxena is left alone. Her body begins to contort and move around the counter/alter. She falls to the floor of Alighieri’s and crawls out of the door. In the centre of the square the rope from which she was hung descends. Using the rope Polyxena moves around the square in a circular motion, floating at times.

*After her revival, Polyxena joins the ghost of Polydours in the small square in the tenement area. They travel together around the streets of Troy. When the reach the sake bar they both climb on top and on to the bridge that connects the hotel to the club.*

Polyxena takes part in the blinding of Polymestor and is one of the four people who hold him down. As she holds him down she looks defiant.

After the blinding she walks back to the bedroom and collapses on to the bed, where her character is reset.

## 1:1s

Not including a walk-out, Polyxena has no true '1:1' scenes.

Finally, upon the conclusion of the Troy Finale, Polyena will stand behind a WM and hold them tightly, as sand falls from the sky, showering Hecuba. She will then take their hand and walk them through to Mycenae to watch the finale over there. After the second finale is finished, she will lead them back towards Troy, remove their mask, thank them for coming, and redirect them towards PEEP. *\**

*\* Some performers may lead a WM to the Mycenae Finale, before leaving them there.*

## Trivia

A list of little known trivia such as changes to the loop or character since previews began.

## Mythology

* The youngest daughter of Queen Hecuba and her husband King Priam.
* Her story has many parrells with that of Iphigenia.
* Polyxena is normally described as a virgin.
* During the Trojan war Polyxena and her brother Troilus where ambushed by Achilles while they were attempting to fetch some water. Achilles kills Troilus.
* After the death of Patroclus, Achilles became interested in Polyxena and began to trust her, telling her of his only vulnerability - his heel. It was Polyxena's brothers, Paris and Deiphobus who shot Achilles in the heel with an arrow. The arrow was guided by the hand of Apollo.
* There are different accounts of the her death.
* In some she commits suicide, after the death of Achilles', out of guilt.
* In others, after the fall of Troy, Achilles' ghost comes back to the Greeks to demand the sacrifice of Polyxena and she is sacrificed on the tomb of Achilles. It is often reported that she was a willing sacrifice as she would rather die then live as a slave. She is described as dying bravely as Neoptolemus slits her throat.