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Antibrote (mythology)

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In Greek Mythology, Antibrote (Ancient Greek: Ἀντιβρότη) was one of the Amazons, a race of warrior-women.[1] She was one of Penthesilea's twelve companions at Troy.[2]

Mythology

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Antibrote was killed in the Trojan War by the hero Achilles, according to Quintus Smyrnaeus's Fall of Troy:[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ Quintus Smyrnaeus, Posthomerica 1.45
  2. ^ Rosenberg, Michelle (2019). Warriors and Wenches: Sex and Power in Women's History. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-4738-9938-4.
  3. ^ Quintus Smyrnaeus, Posthomerica 1.532

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