| Penthesilea | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Amazons | |
 Penthesilea (1862), by Gabriel-Vital Dubray (1813–1892). East façade of the Cour Carrée in the Louvre palace, Paris. | |
| Genealogy | |
| Parents | Ares and Otrera |
| Siblings | Hippolyta, Antiope, Melanippe |
Penthesilea (Greek: Πενθεσίλεια, romanized: Penthesíleia) was an Amazonian queen in Greek mythology, the daughter of Ares and Otrera and the sister of Hippolyta, Antiope, and Melanippe. She assisted Troy in the Trojan War, during which she was killed by Achilles or Neoptolemus. The asteroid 271 Penthesilea, discovered in 1887, was named in her honor.[1]
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D.; International Astronomical Union (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names. Berlin; New York: Springer-Verlag. p. 39. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 9 September 2011.