Penthesilia

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A form of Penthesilea — A queen of the Amazons and daughter of Ares and Otrera.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Penthesilea.

    A gentleman "kudized Louisa, who blushed when he compared her to Penthesilia": we should think she did.

    1872, The Athenaeum, numbers 2358-2383, page 210
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