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Penthesilea (Greek: Πενθεσίλεια, romanized: Penthesíleia) was an Amazonian queen in Greek mythology, the daughter of Ares and Otrera and the sister of Hippolyta, Antiope, and Melanippe. She assisted Troy in the Trojan War, during which she was killed by Achilles or Neoptolemus.
Penthesilea, in Greek mythology, a queen of the Amazons, well respected for her bravery, her skill in weapons, and her wisdom. She led an army of Amazons to Troy to fight against the Greeks. She was said to have killed Achilles, but Zeus brought him back to life, and Achilles killed her.
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23 de sept. de 2014 · Penthesilea was an Amazonian Queen from Greek mythology. She was the daughter of Ares and Otrera and the sister of Hippolyta, Antiope and Melanippe. One of many famous Amazonian Queens, Penthisilea’s story is one of fierce dedication to being a warrior, and a tragic death at the hands of Achilles.
In Greek mythology Penthesilea was an Amazon queen who led her troops to Troy in support of King Priam during the Trojan War. Some say she was a mercenary seeking gold, others that she had accidentally killed her sister and sought redemption.
Año: 1974. Título original: Penthesilea. Sinopsis: Penthesilea, la primera de las seis películas dirigidas por Laura Mulvey y Peter Wollen, viaja miles de años atrás para estudiar el mito de la mujer amazona.
- Louis Castelli
- Laura Mulvey,, Peter Wollen
- Reino Unido
- Drama
Penthesilea, the first of six films made by Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen, traverses thousands of years to look at the image of the Amazonian woman in myth. It asks, among other questions, is the Amazonian woman a rare strong female image or is she a figure derived from male phantasy?
Fascinating overall for its investigation into alternative didactic methods and the relationship between independently expressive surfaces and texts, Penthesilea is far from simple going when one confronts the opening sequence: too remote from both the mime itself and one’s subsequent perception of the film’s general design, it simply ...
