Destroy Your Enemy Becoming Your Friend: Priam and the Amazons in the Trojan War

Achilles, one of the great heroes of Greek mythology associated with the Trojan War, makes the story of the confrontation between the Achaeans and the Trojans, including the episode involving Queen Penthesilea, the crucial epic event of antiquity.1 Any self-respecting Greek mythical hero would have...

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Autores: Arturo Sánchez Sanz, Sánchez Sanz, Arturo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/121571
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/121571
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Achilles
Greek mythology
Trojan War
Humanidades
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Sumario:Achilles, one of the great heroes of Greek mythology associated with the Trojan War, makes the story of the confrontation between the Achaeans and the Trojans, including the episode involving Queen Penthesilea, the crucial epic event of antiquity.1 Any self-respecting Greek mythical hero would have counted a victory over such mighty warriors among his exploits. Even considering only the number of known sources, this story is one of the most widespread, after the Ninth Labor and the Adventure of Theseus, albeit with significant omissions.