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Penthesilea

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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The daughter of Ares and the queen of the Amazons; on the death of Hector she came to the assistance of the Trojans, but was slain by Achilles, who mourned over her when dying on account of her beauty, her youth, and her courage.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Penthesilea'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​p/penthesilea.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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