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On the vessel (540-530
B.C.
), Achilles of Greece faces off against the Queen of the
Amazons, Penthesilea, who was fighting for Troy. (The Amazons were a legendary race
of warrior women who cut off one breast to facilitate their archery skills.) Achilles bears
down, plunging a spear through her neck, as blood spurts. In her dying moment, Pen-
thesilea looks up, her gaze locking on Achilles. His eyes bulge wide, and he falls instantly
in love with her. She dies, and Achilles is smitten.
