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Wednesday, June 21, 2023

When Greek Hero Achilles Fell in Love with an Amazon

The famed ancient Greek hero Achilles was known as a fierce warrior, but the deeply emotional story of his love for the Amazon Queen Penthesilea is less well known. According to Greek mythology, Penthesilea was a strong and brave Amazonian queen. Born of Ares, the god of War, and Otrera, the first queen of the […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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