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title: Penthesilea & Achilles
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1247/penthesilea--achilles/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Penthesilea & Achilles

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Penthesilea & Achilles](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1247.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1247.jpg)

## Image Caption

A detail from a 3rd century CE [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) sarcophagus showing the [amazon](https://www.worldhistory.org/amazon/) Penthesilea and the [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) hero [Achilles](https://www.worldhistory.org/achilles/) in a scene from the [Trojan War](https://www.worldhistory.org/Trojan_War/). Achilles was said to have fallen in love with the amazon at the very moment he killed her with his spear. (Vatican Museums, [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/)).

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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## External Links

- [Women and goddesses of the Trojan War | British Museum](https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/women-and-goddesses-trojan-war)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2013, May 26). Penthesilea & Achilles. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1247/penthesilea--achilles/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Penthesilea & Achilles." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 26, 2013. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1247/penthesilea--achilles/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Penthesilea & Achilles." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 May 2013, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1247/penthesilea--achilles/>.

## License & Copyright

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