Penthesilia

An Amazon who fights in the Trojan War.

Genealogy

Otrere

Ares, Periclymenus

Alcippe, Ascalaphus, Cycnus, Diomedes, Dryas, Evenus, Harmonia, Ialmenus, Meleager, Molus, Oxylus, Parthenopaeus, Penthilus, Phlegyas, Pylus, Tereus, Thestius

Groups
  1. Amazons
  2. Trojan War
Place

Troy

Events
  1. Penthesilia accidentally kills Hippolyte
  2. Penthesilia is purified of murder by Priam
  3. Penthesilia kills Machaon in battle
  4. Achilles kills Penthesilia as he falls in love with her
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 5.1
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 5.2
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