Ancient Greek heroes, athletes, poetry – An introduction, Phase 5: Death of an Amazon
2022.06.13 | By Gregory Nagy §0. The featured image for Phase 5 is a close-up of the face of a dying Amazon. She is Penthesileia, daughter of the war-god Ares. The close-up comes from an ancient Athenian vase painting that pictures this female hero, an Amazon, at the moment of… Read more