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👤 Penthesileia

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  • Information
    daughter of Ares and Otrera, Amazon
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q379828
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/EnZdOkaKS3yRcNmlIbDSQgS
    Gender
    Female
    Death
    Death is narrated
    Daughter of
    👤 Otrera Amazon👤 Ares Olympian god
    Leader of
    👥 the Contingent of Amazons at Troy (defenders)
    Belongs to
    👥 the Defenders of Troy Trojans and allies👥 the Amazons tribe of warrior women👥 the Contingent of Amazons at Troy (defenders)
    Kills
    👤 Machaon son of Asclepios, leader of the Tricca contingent at Troy👤 Antiope (Amazon) Amazonian wife of Theseus👤 Amazon killed by Penthesileia (name unknown)👤 Hippolyte (Amazon I) Amazon queen, owner of the war belt sought by Heracles
    Dies at
    🌍 Troy (Troad) city in the Troad🌍 the Plain of Troy at Troy🏛️ the Walls of Troy on the Citadel of Troy
    Killed by
    👤 Achilles greatest Greek hero at Troy, leader of the Myrmidon contingent🏺 the Ash Spear of Achilles described as 'Pelion', used to heal Telephos🏺 the Shield of Achilles made by Hephaistos
    Buried at
    🌍 Troy (Troad) city in the Troad
    Has post-mortem existence at
    🌍 the Underworld realm of Hades
    Related entities
    👤 Ares Olympian god👤 Otrera Amazon👤 Priam king of Troy👤 Machaon son of Asclepios, leader of the Tricca contingent at Troy🌍 Troy (Troad) city in the Troad👤 Achilles greatest Greek hero at Troy, leader of the Myrmidon contingent👤 Thersites Greek fighter at Troy, insults Agamemnon, son of Agrios👤 Antiope (Amazon) Amazonian wife of Theseus👥 the Defenders of Troy Trojans and allies👥 the Amazons tribe of warrior women👤 Alexander (Trojan) Trojan hero, abducts Helen🌍 the Underworld realm of Hades👤 Hector (Trojan) Trojan hero, son of Priam👤 Memnon son of Eos and Tithonos, leader of the Ethiopian contingent at Troy👤 Sarpedon (Lycian) son of Zeus and Europa or Laodameia, leader of the Lycia contingent at Troy👥 the Contingent of Amazons at Troy (defenders)🌍 Thrace (N. Greece) region of northern Greece🌍 the Plain of Troy at Troy🌍 Themiscyra (Pontos) city and territory of the Amazons👤 Amazon killed by Penthesileia (name unknown)👤 Antenor (Trojan) prominent Trojan👤 Clete Amazon, founder of city in Italy🏺 the Ash Spear of Achilles described as 'Pelion', used to heal Telephos🏛️ the Walls of Troy on the Citadel of Troy👤 Phoinix (Dolopian) son of Amyntor, raises Achilles🌍 the Citadel of Troy at Troy🏺 the Shield of Achilles made by Hephaistos👤 Hippolyte (Amazon I) Amazon queen, owner of the war belt sought by Heracles
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 5.1📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 5.1-5.2📖 Pausanias 5.11.5-5.11.6📖 Pausanias 10.31.5-10.31.7📖 Proclos, Chrestomathy Aithiopis📖 Aithiopis fr. 1 West📖 Bacchylides, Odes 9📖 Diodoros, Library 2.45.1-2.46.6📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 993-1010📖 Pliny, Natural History 7.201📖 Ovid, Heroides 21
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, EpitomePausaniasProclos, Chrestomathy AithiopisBacchylides, OdesDiodoros, LibraryLycophron, AlexandraPliny, Natural HistoryOvid, Heroides
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Aithiopis
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Aithiopis Argumentum 1 West📖 Aithiopis fr. 2 West📖 Aithiopis unnumbered fragment
    Depictions
    🎨 Fragment of Boiotian (?) Relief Vase (CAMU Δ 743)🎨 Roman Sarcophagus (Borghese LXXX; LIMC Andromache I 40; ASR II, no. 59, pl. 24)🎨 Attic Black-Figure Olpe attributed to the Dot Ivy Group (VUW 1957.2)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di M. Spurius Mesor VII 3, 29, Pompeii (MANN 120085, 120086; PALP r7-i3-p29-space-l)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Giasone IX 5, 18, Pompeii (MANN 111436, 111471; PALP r9-i5-p18-space-f)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Criptoportico I 6, 2, Pompeii (PALP r1-i6-p2-space-17)🎨 Roman Marble Sarcophagus (Vatican 933; ASR II, no. 92, pl. 39)🎨 Silver Cup from Pompeii (MANN 111149)🎨 Hellenistic Sealing from Tel Kedesh (TKS K99BL 0189)🎨 Campanian Red-Figure Neck Amphora attributed to near the Chequer and Dirce Painters (Koumantatakis n/a)🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B975)🎨 Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B1910)🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B8380)🎨 Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B112)🎨 Fragments of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B1555)🎨 Fragments of Bronze Shieldband from Delphi (Delphi B4479)🎨 Bronze Shieldband from Noicattaro (Bari n/a)🎨 Fragments of Terracotta Votive Shield from Tiryns (Nauplio 4509; LIMC Achilleus 719)🎨 Attic Black-Figure Hydria attributed to the Leagros Group (BM 1843,1103.55; LIMC Antaios I 6)
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Cult Statue of Zeus at Olympia by Pheidias (LIMC Zeus 89)🎨 Wall Painting of Odysseus in the Underworld in the Lesche of the Cnidians, Delphi, by Polygnotos (LIMC Nekyia 6)
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