Penthesilea

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Penthĕsĭlēa, ae, f., = Πενθεσίλεια,

a queen of the Amazons , who fought before Troy against the Greeks , and was slain by Achilles , Verg. A. 1, 491 Serv.; cf. Prop. 3, 11 (4, 10), 14; Just. 2, 4.