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Meaning of "Penthesilea" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PENTHESILEA

Penthesilea  [ˌpenθəsɪˈleɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PENTHESILEA

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Penthesilea is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PENTHESILEA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Penthesilea

Penthesilea

Penthesilea or Penthesileia was an Amazonian queen in Greek mythology, the daughter of Ares and Otrera and the sister of Hippolyta, Antiope and Melanippe. Quintus Smyrnaeus explains more fully than pseudo-Apollodorus how Penthesilea came to be at Troy: Penthesilea had killed Hippolyta with a spear when they were hunting deer; this accident caused Penthesilea so much grief that she wished only to die, but, as a warrior and an Amazon, she had to do so honorably and in battle. She therefore was easily convinced to join in the Trojan War, fighting on the side of Troy's defenders.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PENTHESILEA


allayer
əˈleɪə
ballplayer
ˈbɔːlˌpleɪə
belayer
bɪˈleɪə
bricklayer
ˈbrɪkˌleɪə
delayer
diːˈleɪə
Himalaya
ˌhɪməˈleɪə
i-Player
ˈaɪˌpleɪə
layer
ˈleɪə
Malaya
məˈleɪə
Meghalaya
ˌmeɪɡəˈleɪə
mislayer
ˌmɪsˈleɪə
monolayer
ˈmɒnəʊˌleɪə
MP3-player
ˌempiːˈθriːˌpleɪə
multilayer
ˈmʌltɪˌleɪə
multiplayer
ˈmʌltɪˌpleɪə
Penthesileia
ˌpɛnθəsɪˈleɪə
player
ˈpleɪə
slayer
ˈsleɪə
underlayer
ˈʌndəˌleɪə
waylayer
ˌweɪˈleɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PENTHESILEA

Pentecost
Pentecostal
Pentecostalism
Pentecostalist
pentel
Pentelicus
Pentelikon
pentene
penteteric
penthemimer
penthemimeral
Penthesileia
Pentheus
penthouse
pentice
pentimenti
pentimento
pentiti
pentito
Pentland Firth

WORDS THAT END LIKE PENTHESILEA

achillea
azalea
bougainvillea
cochlea
Elea
flea
galea
grevillea
Heraclea
lea
olea
palea
pilea
plea
psoralea
quelea
sand flea
talea
trochlea
water flea

Synonyms and antonyms of Penthesilea in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Penthesilea» into 25 languages

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彭忒西勒亚
1,325 millions of speakers

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Pentesilea
570 millions of speakers

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Penthesilea
510 millions of speakers

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Penthesilea
380 millions of speakers
ar

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Penthesilea
280 millions of speakers

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Penthesilea
278 millions of speakers

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Penthesilea
270 millions of speakers

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Penthesilea
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Penthésilée
220 millions of speakers

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Penthesilea
190 millions of speakers

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Penthesilea
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ペンテシレイア
130 millions of speakers

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Penthesilea
85 millions of speakers

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Penthesilea
85 millions of speakers
vi

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Penthesilea
80 millions of speakers

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Penthesilea
75 millions of speakers

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पेन्टेसिलेला
75 millions of speakers

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Penthesilea
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Pentesilea
65 millions of speakers

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Pentesilea
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Penthesilea
40 millions of speakers

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Penthesilea
30 millions of speakers
el

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Penthesilea
15 millions of speakers
af

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Penthesilea
14 millions of speakers
sv

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Penthesilea
10 millions of speakers
no

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Penthesilea
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Penthesilea

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PENTHESILEA»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PENTHESILEA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Penthesilea

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENTHESILEA»

Discover the use of Penthesilea in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Penthesilea and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Penthesilea: A Tragic Drama
Presents a translation of the German play about an army of Amazons who blast their way into the middle of the Trojan War, looking for Greek heroes to conquer
Heinrich von Kleist, 1998
2
Penthesilea: A Poem
Penthesilea lifted up her head. She looked on him and smiled. ' I thank thee, King . And thou art wise and I am foolish, yet Though Heaven in thunder did forbid me this My heart is fixed.' Then Priam sighed, she rose, And he made answer : ' Be ...
Laurence Binyon, 1905
3
The Art of Vase-Painting in Classical Athens
The Penthesilea Painter and his workshop The group of artists round the Pistoxenos Painter probably formed a single workshop, derived from one dominated by the Antiphon Painter and leading on to the Penthesilea Painter's. In this last case ...
Martin Robertson, 1992
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Deleuze on Literature
Penthesilea focuses on the tragic love/combat of Achilles and Penthesilea, virgin queen of the Amazons, a conflict ofmotives complicated by the fact that Penthesilea's mother on her deathbed has sworn Penthesilea to seek out and take ...
Ronald Bogue, 2013
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Reproducing Enlightenment: Paradoxes in the Life of the Body ...
Here, language either collapses or produces something unrecognizable leading to the commission of unnameable deeds. It is the unnameable deed, meanwhile, that lies at the root of the Penthesilea-Achilles identificatory collapse.57 Origin ...
Diana K. Reese, 2009
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Readings: The Poetics of Blanchot, Joyce, Kafka, Kleist, ...
It is only on condition of capturing the man she loves that Penthesilea can raise him up again and love him. Achilles, having understood Penthesilea's historically phantasmatic necessity, is ready to rid himself of his own desires, phantasms, ...
Hélène Cixous, 1991
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Famous Women
The virgin Penthesilea succeeded Antiope and Orithya as queen of the Amazons, but I have read nothing about her parents. It is said that Penthesilea scorned her great beauty and overcame the softness of her woman's body; that she began ...
Giovanni Boccaccio, Virginia Brown, 2003
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Kleist's Female Leading Characters and the Subversion of ...
Greece after a month-long orgy at the festival of roses. Achilles comes alone and unarmed, thinking she will gladly accept his humble surrender. However, Penthesilea misreads Achilles' invitation for battle. Fully enraged and feeling betrayed, ...
Grant Profant McAllister, 2005
9
Cassandra: A Novel and Four Essays
"Against us women," said Penthesilea. "Against us people," Arisbe replied. Penthesilea: The men are getting what they paid for. Arisbe: You call it getting what they paid for when they are reduced to the level of butchers? Penthesilea: They are ...
Christa Wolf, 1988
10
The Temple of Apollo Bassitas: The sculpture
These diagonals build up to the central triangle, at the apex of which is the head of Achilles, whose gaze and that of Penthesilea rebound along the lines of Achilles' shield and Penthesilea's imploring right arm. Such an exchange of gazes is a ...
Frederick A. Cooper, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENTHESILEA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Penthesilea is used in the context of the following news items.
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Warrior Women
Some compare it with the tragic Greek myth of Achilles, who kills the Amazon Penthesilea and then falls in love as she dies. But the Persian ... «Foreign Affairs, May 15»
2
Bard SummerScape 2015 Presents Entirely New Way to Experience …
... when the festival presented the world premiere of Love in the Wars, an adaptation of Heinrich von Kleist's romantic drama Penthesilea by the ... «Bard News, May 15»
3
Monteverdi's 'L'Orfeo,' the first modern opera, has lessons for digital …
... a majestically fierce production of Pascal Dusapin's modernist "Penthesilea," and the latest use of the Trojan War as a vehicle to express the ... «Los Angeles Times, Apr 15»
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Triomphale Penthesilea de Dusapin à La Monnaie
penthesilea_dusapin 2015 Pascal Dusapin aime l'opéra et l'opéra le lui rend bien. Penthesilea, son septième opus lyrique, créé à La Monnaie ... «ResMusica, Apr 15»
5
Dusapin, du plus profond
C'est le début de Penthesilea, le nouvel opéra que Pascal Dusapin vient de livrer à ses commanditaires, La Monnaie et l'Opéra du Rhin. «Le Monde, Apr 15»
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Penthesilea, la dernière création de Pascal Dusapin à la Monnaie
Création mondiale, ce mardi 31 mars à la Monnaie, de la dernière œuvre de Pascal Dusapin, Penthesilea, d'après la pièce d'Heinrich Von ... «RTBF, Mar 15»
7
What If The Avengers Were Replaced By Mythological Characters?
... defeated the mightiest of Troy's warrior's/allies; from Prince Hector of Troy, King Memnon of Ethiopia and Queen Penthesilea of the Amazons. «moviepilot.com, Mar 15»
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Karl Goldmark Had Character Enough
From just two years later, the Overture to Penthesilea is based on the dramatic retelling by Heinrich von Kleist of the Trojan myth of Achilles and ... «WRTI, Mar 15»
9
There's archeological evidence that Amazons really did exist
Penthesilea was the warrior queen who fought Achilles on the battlefield at Troy. Ancient Greek men loved stories about Amazon women, but ... «Toronto Star, Feb 15»
10
Ladies First
Another myth tells how another Amazon queen, Penthesilea, was fighting on the side of the Trojans and encountered the invincible Achilles on ... «Wall Street Journal, Jan 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Penthesilea [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/penthesilea>. Apr 2024 ».
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