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Gender Feminine
Usage Greek Mythology
Meaning & History
In Greek mythology, Penthesilea was an Amazonian queen, daughter of Ares and Otrera, and sister of Hippolyta, Antiope and Melanippe. She led her troops to the Trojan War in support of King Priamos.Her name is said to be derived from Greek penthos "grief" and sillainô "to mock; to jeer at".