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title: Achilles & Penthesileia
author: Marie-Lan Nguyen
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3351/achilles--penthesileia/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Achilles & Penthesileia
_Authored by Marie-Lan Nguyen_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3351.jpg)
## Image Caption
A red-figure bell-krater depicting the hero [Achilles](https://www.worldhistory.org/achilles/) and the [Amazon](https://www.worldhistory.org/amazon/) Penthesileia. 5th century BCE. (National Archaeological Museum of Spain)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Nguyen, M. (2014, December 17). Achilles & Penthesileia. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Nguyen, Marie-Lan. "Achilles & Penthesileia." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 17, 2014. .
### MLA
Nguyen, Marie-Lan. "Achilles & Penthesileia." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Dec 2014, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bell-krater_Akhilleus_Penthesileia_MAN.jpg) by [**Marie-Lan Nguyen**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bell-krater_Akhilleus_Penthesileia_MAN.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 17 December 2014. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.