Antandre

Antandre

Antandre

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In Greek Mythology, Antandre (Ancient Greek: Ἀντάνδρη means 'she who precedes men') was an Amazonian warrior.[1] She was one of Penthesilea's twelve companions at Troy.

Mythology

Antandre was killed in the Trojan War by the hero Achilles, according to Quintus Smyrnaeus's Fall of Troy:[2]

"But Peleus' son [i.e. Achilles] burst on the Amazons smiting Antandre..."

Notes

  1. [1]
    Quintus Smyrnaeus, 1.43
  2. [2]
    Quintus Smyrnaeus, 1.531

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