In the Aethiopis Penthesilea is a Thracian woman warrior. She was an Amazon and daughter of Ares, who comes to help the Trojans. ... Achilles kills her, and Thersites taunts Achilles by accusing him of having fallen in love with Penthesilea.

Why did Achilles kill Penthesilea hate?

In the Aethiopis Penthesilea is a Thracian woman warrior. She was an Amazon and daughter of Ares, who comes to help the Trojans. ... Achilles kills her, and Thersites taunts Achilles by accusing him of having fallen in love with Penthesilea.

How did Achilles kill Penthesilea?

Sadly, Penthesilea's story ends in tragedy, at the hands of none other than Achilles himself. The most popular version of it is quite strange–that Achilles falls in love with her as he stabs her, catching her tenderly, even as she collapses to the ground.