Derinoe (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Derinoe (Ancient Greek: Δηρινόη) was one of the Amazons, a race of warrior-women. She came with their queen, Penthesilia to the Trojan War.[1]
Mythology
During the siege of Troy, Derinoe killed the Achaean warrior Laogonus[2] and was in turn smote in the throat and shoulder by the spear of Ajax the Lesser.[3]
Notes
- Quintus Smyrnaeus, Posthomerica 1.42
- Quintus Smyrnaeus, Posthomerica 1.230
- Quintus Smyrnaeus, Posthomerica 1.258
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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