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{{about|several figures in Greek mythology|the millipede genus|Narceus}} In [[Greek mythology]], '''Rhexenor''' ({{langx|grc|Ῥηξήνωρ}} means "breaking armed ranks") may refer to the following figures:<ref>Parada, s.v. Rhexenor 1, Rhexenor 2, and Rhexenor 3; Smith, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0104%3Aalphabetic+letter%3DR%3Aentry+group%3D3%3Aentry%3Drhexenor-bio-1 s.v. Rhexenor].</ref> * Rhexenor, a [[Scheria|Phaeacian]] prince as son of King [[Nausithous]] and the brother of [[Alcinous]] who married his daughter [[Arete (mythology)|Arete]]. [[Apollo]] killed Rhexenor in his hall while he was still a bridegroom and with no son.<ref>Tripp, s.v. Rhexenor; [[Homer]], ''[[Odyssey]]'' [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0136:book=7:card=37&highlight=rhexenor 7.63-65]</ref> *Rhexenor, the father of [[Chalciope]], who was the second wife of King [[Aegeus]] of [[Athens]].<ref>[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Apollod.+3.15.6&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0022:chapter=&highlight=Rhexenor 3.15.6]</ref> * Rhexenor, one of [[Diomedes]]' followers who, returning from the [[Trojan War]], were transformed into swan-like birds.<ref>[[Ovid]], ''[[Metamorphoses]]'' [http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:latinLit:phi0959.phi006.perseus-eng1:14.441-14.526 14.504–509]</ref>
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