In Greek mythology, Antandre (Ancient Greek: Ἀντάνδρη means 'she who precedes men') was an Amazonian warrior.1 She was one of the Penthesilea's twelve companions at Troy.
Mythology
Antandre was killed in the Trojan War by the hero Achilles, according to Quintus Smyrnaeus's Fall of Troy:2
"But Peleus' son [i.e. Achilles] burst on the Amazons smiting Antandre..."
Notes
Notes
- Quintus Smyrnaeus, 1.43 Archived 2021-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Quintus Smyrnaeus, 1.531 Archived 2021-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
References
References
- Quintus Smyrnaeus, The Fall of Troy translated by Way. A. S. Loeb Classical Library Volume 19. London: William Heinemann, 1913. Online version at theio.com
- Quintus Smyrnaeus, The Fall of Troy. Arthur S. Way. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1913. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library