Motif
Female warrior challenger slain by hero
female_warrior_challenger_slain_by_hero
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Champion Combat and Duel. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome THE EPIGONI. / ALCMAEON AND THE NECKLACE. / THE HERACLIDAE. / THE SIEGE OF TROY.; lines 9593-9685 confidence: high
After Hector's death, Penthesilea arrives with an Amazon army; she is queen of the Amazons, daughter of Ares, and wants to fight Achilles and avenge Hector.
Penthesilea, Amazon queen and daughter of Ares, challenges Achilles and is killed in single combat.
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