Achilles stabbing merciless Penthesilea, the supplicating queen of Amazons
Penthesilea was the queen of the Amazons. When she accidentally killed her sister, Hippolyta, while hunting she welcomed death. This was why she took her fellow Amazons to fight with the Trojans against the Greeks. At first she couldn't find a worthy opponent, although she killed many Greeks, but then Achilles arrived. Here he is seen killing Penthesiliea. However as she fell so did her helmet revealing her beauty. Achilles fell instantly in love for the woman he just killed.
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München AS 8705 (former 2688)
Tondo of an Attic red-figure kylix, 470–460 BC
From Vulci - wikimedia
Original photo by courtesy of ArchaiOptix
Achilles stabbing merciless Penthesilea, the supplicating queen of Amazons
Penthesilea was the queen of the Amazons. When she accidentally killed her sister, Hippolyta, while hunting she welcomed death. This was why she took her fellow Amazons to fight with the Trojans against the Greeks. At first she couldn't find a worthy opponent, although she killed many Greeks, but then Achilles arrived. Here he is seen killing Penthesiliea. However as she fell so did her helmet revealing her beauty. Achilles fell instantly in love for the woman he just killed.
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München AS 8705 (former 2688)
Tondo of an Attic red-figure kylix, 470–460 BC
From Vulci - wikimedia
Original photo by courtesy of ArchaiOptix