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
- ^ Quintus Smyrnaeus, 1.43
- ^ Quintus Smyrnaeus, 1.531
References
- Quintus Smyrnaeus, The Fall of Troy translated by Way. A. S. Loeb Classical Library Volume 19. London: William Heinemann, 1913. Online version at theio.com
- Quintus Smyrnaeus, The Fall of Troy. Arthur S. Way. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1913. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library
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