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Penthesilea, Amazon Warrior Queen

Penthesilea, Amazon Warrior Queen

Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics vor 6 Jahren

Natalie Haynes tells the story of Penthesilea, Amazon warrior Queen.

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Natalie Haynes tells of Penthesilea, Amazon warrior queen, in
charge of ‘a bunch of golden-shielded, silver-axed, man-loving,
boy-killing women,’ with a natty line in ankle boots, and even
trousers, a scandalous item of clothing at the time. These
fighting women were respected as exceptional warriors and
Penthesilea was given a hero's burial when she died in battle.

Unusually for women in antiquity, many Amazon's names are
recorded (on vases) and they are excellent: 'She Who Lets the
Dogs Out'; 'She Who Is Enthusiastic at Sex'; 'She Who Fights like
a Man'. Although Amazons are regarded as mythological figures,
there is strong evidence for the existence of nomadic fighting
women from burial grounds in the Russian steppes.

In this locked down, more intimate version of her show, Natalie
offers escape to a different realm: the mythological. As fresh
and funny as ever, Natalie brings us new insights into the
original girl gang, as well as gossipy erudition from a couple of
thousand years of culture, with the help of Professor Edith Hall.