Antandre

In Greek mythology, Antandre (Ancient Greek: Ἀντάνδρη means 'she who precedes men') was an Amazonian warrior.Quintus Smyrnaeus, [https://www.theoi.com/Text/QuintusSmyrnaeus1.html 1.43] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204164751/https://www.theoi.com/Text/QuintusSmyrnaeus1.html |date=2021-12-04 }} She was one of 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:Quintus Smyrnaeus, [https://www.theoi.com/Text/QuintusSmyrnaeus1.html 1.531] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204164751/https://www.theoi.com/Text/QuintusSmyrnaeus1.html |date=2021-12-04 }}

"But Peleus' son [i.e. Achilles] burst on the Amazons smiting Antandre..."

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References

Quintus Smyrnaeus, The Fall of Troy translated by Way. A. S. Loeb Classical Library Volume 19. London: William Heinemann, 1913. [http://www.theoi.com/Text/QuintusSmyrnaeus1.html 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. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:2008.01.0490 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library]

Category:Amazons of the Trojan war