Penthesilea

Penthesilea (Greek: Πενθεσίλεια, Penthesileia) was a queen of the Amazonian in Greek mythology. Her parents were Ares and Otrera. She was the sister of Hippolyta, Antiope and Melanippe. She and her sisters were allies of the Trojans during the Trojan War.

Penthesilea Media

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  Achilles kills Penthesilea; tondo of an Attic red-figure kylix, 470–460 BC, found at Vulci

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  Attic red-figure volute krater attributed to the Painter of the Berlin Hydria, dating c. 450 BCE, depicting Achilles slaying Penthesilea, Eskenazi Museum of Art

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  The battle of Achilles and Penthesilea. Lucanian red-figure bell-krater, late 5th century BC

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  Miniature of Penthesilea as one of the Lady Worthies, published in late medieval France between circa 1460 and 1470.

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  A 19th century interpretation of Penthesilea fighting, by Arturo Michelena