Penthesilea

Penthesilea (Greek: Πενθεσίλειαcode: el is deprecated , 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

• Akhilleus Penthesileia Staatliche Antikensammlungen 2688.jpg

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

• Urfa Haleplibahçe Mosaic Museum Hunting Amazons mosaic 5175.jpg

  Penthesilea on a late antique mosaic

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

  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

• Bell-krater Akhilleus Penthesileia MAN.jpg

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

• Thracian huntress courting Penthesilea, Pasiades Painter, ca. 525–500 BC.

• Penthesilea as one of the Nine Female Worthie.jpg

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

• Pentesilea by Arturo Michelena.jpg

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