Penthesilea

Summary

Penthesilea is a mythological Greek character^[1]. She ranks in the top 6% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (378 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Penthesilea's father was Ares^[3].
• Penthesilea's mother was Otrera^[4].
• Penthesilea held the position of queen of Amazons^[5].
• Penthesilea's image is recorded as Penthesilea Dubray cour Carree Louvre.jpg^[6].
• Penthesilea's image is recorded as Penthésilée BnF Français 599 fol. 27v.jpg^[7].
• Penthesilea is recorded as female^[8].
• Penthesilea's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character^[9].
• Penthesilea's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 900669^[10].
• Penthesilea's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 308228045^[11].
• Penthesilea's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 65157340706009921442^[12].
• Penthesilea's GND ID is recorded as 122641221^[13].
• Penthesilea's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2014019830^[14].
• Penthesilea's IdRef ID is recorded as 238387453^[15].
• Penthesilea's Commons category is recorded as Penthesilea^[16].
• Penthesilea's unmarried partner is recorded as Achilles^[17].
• Penthesilea's participated in conflict is recorded as Trojan War^[18].
• Penthesilea's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0khsp^[19].
• Penthesilea's worshipped by is recorded as Greek mythology^[20].
• Penthesilea's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0049958^[21].
• Penthesilea's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Penthesilea's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[23].
• Penthesilea's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[24].
• Penthesilea's described by source is recorded as A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography^[25].
• Penthesilea's described by source is recorded as De mulieribus claris^[26].
• Penthesilea's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Penthesilea's father was Ares^[3]. Her mother was Otrera^[4].

Career and Affiliations

Penthesilea held the position of queen of Amazons^[5].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Penthesilea include 271 she^[28], an asteroid^[29].

Why It Matters

Penthesilea ranks in the top 6% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (378 views/month).^[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] She is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for her include 271 she^[28], an asteroid^[29].

FAQs

Who were Penthesilea's parents?

Penthesilea's father was Ares^[3]. Penthesilea's mother was Otrera^[4].