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Penthesilea

Penthesilea proper noun: a queen of the Amazons and daughter of Ares and Otrera.

Proper noun

Penthesilea

  1. (Greek) A queen of the Amazons and daughter of Ares and Otrera.

Forms of Penthesilea

alternative formPenthesilia

Questions about Penthesilea

What does Penthesilea mean?
Penthesilea means a queen of the Amazons and daughter of Ares and Otrera.
What part of speech is Penthesilea?
Penthesilea is a proper noun.

Words near Penthesilea in the dictionary

  1. penthemimer
  2. penthemimeral
  3. penthemimeris
  4. penthemimers
  5. penthemims
  6. Penthesilea
  7. Penthesilia
  8. penthienate
  9. Penthilus
  10. penthiopyrad
  11. penthos

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