PENTHESILEA (queen of the Amazons at Troy)
Hero and companion · Amazonian queen in Greek mythology, daughter of Ares and Otrera
Appearance
Her face and body remained lovely, graceful, and undishonored even in death. Quintus 1 ¶28 +1
In the myths
Achilles killed Penthesileia in combat, piercing her with a spear. Quintus 1 ¶28 +3 Penthesileia charged at two warriors rushing toward her, inviting them to close combat and hurling a second lance that struck Aias's silver greave without wounding him. Quintus 1 ¶24 +1
Fate
The Fates arranged for Penthesileia's death to occur on a specific day and pushed her into battle, dooming her to fight the Greeks first and last. Quintus 1 ¶7 +1 The Trojans buried her after her death and quenched her funeral pyre with odorous wine. Quintus 1 ¶39 +1 Penthesileia died from a spear wound inflicted by the son of Peleus. Quintus 1 ¶31 +1
