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  1. PENTHESILEIA (Penthesilea) was an Amazon queen who led her troops to Troy in support of King Priamos during the Trojan War. Some say she was a mercenary seeking gold, others that she had accidentally killed her sister and sought redemption.

  2. Penthesilea, in Greek mythology, was a legendary queen of the Amazons, and a warrior of some note. Penthesilea would famously be found at Troy, fighting alongside the forces of King Priam against the Achaeans.

  3. Sep 23, 2014 · Penthesilea was an Amazonian Queen from Greek mythology. She was the daughter of Ares and Otrera and the sister of Hippolyta, Antiope and Melanippe. One of many famous Amazonian Queens, Penthisileas story is one of fierce dedication to being a warrior, and a tragic death at the hands of Achilles.

  4. www.encyclopedia.com › folklore-and-mythology › penthesileaPenthesilea | Encyclopedia.com

    May 23, 2018 · Penthesilea (pĕn´thĕsəlē´ə), in Greek mythology [1], an Amazon queen. In the Trojan War [2], she led a troop of Amazons against the Greeks. She was killed by Achilles, who then fell in love with her dead body.

  5. www.wikiwand.com › en › PenthesileaPenthesilea - Wikiwand

    Penthesilea ( Greek: Πενθεσίλεια, romanized: Penthesíleia) was an Amazonian queen in Greek mythology, the daughter of Ares and Otrera and the sister of Hippolyta, Antiope and Melanippe. She assisted Troy in the Trojan War, during which she was killed by Achilles or Neoptolemus.

  6. In Greek mythology, Pentesileia was an Amazon queen, daughter of Ares and Otrera, and sister of Hippolyta, Antipope and Melanippus. The Pseudo-Apolodorus tells how Pentesileia entered the Trojan War: Pentesileia and her sister Hippolyta were hunting when the latter accidentally killed Hippolyta with her spear.

  7. Penthesilea. A daughter of Ares and Otrera, and queen of the Amazons. 1 In the Trojan war she assisted the Trojans, and offered gallant resistance to the Greeks. 2 After the fall of Hector she fought a battle against the Greeks, but was defeated: she herself fell by the hand of Achilles, who mourned over the dying queen on account of her beauty ...

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