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Title
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Cy sensuit histoire de pathesilee roine des amazones
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Description
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This illumination depicts Penthesilea, the queen of the Amazons, riding a horse while holding a bow and a shield. She has companions riding on horses behind her, which are other Amazon women. Penthesilea, as Boccaccio describes, was a great warrior. She wanted to secure a strong heir for the Amazons, so she sought out Hector of Troy to provide her with an heir. She fought in a battle against the Greeks to prove herself worthy of bearing Hectors child. She died in battle trying to impress Hector.
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Image Creator
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Master of Boethius (Illuminator)
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Identifier
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mta:19865
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Source Name
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Des cleres et nobles femmes, De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation
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Image
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mta_19865_OBJ.jpg