Harmothoe (mythology)

In Greek Mythology, Harmothoe (Ancient Greek: Ἁρμοθόη) was the "dark-eyed" Amazonian warrior.[1] She was one of Penthesilea's twelve companions at Troy.

Mythology

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

Notes

Quintus Smyrnaeus, Posthomerica 1.43
Quintus Smyrnaeus, Posthomerica 1.532

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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