Penthesilea

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πενθεσίλεια (Penthesíleia, “she who causes men to mourn, suffer”), from πενθέω (penthéō, “to mourn, worry”), from πένθος (pénthos, “mourning”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pen.tʰe.siˈleː.a/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pen.te.siˈle.a/,

Proper noun

Penthesilēa f sg (genitive Penthesilēae); first declension

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

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Penthesilēa
Genitive	Penthesilēae
Dative	Penthesilēae
Accusative	Penthesilēam
Ablative	Penthesilēā
Vocative	Penthesilēa

References

“Penthesileia”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Penthesilea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Lipschitz, Susan (2012): Tearing the Veil: Essays on Femininity, p. 110

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