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She is said to have been killed by Achilles (or vice-versa, in rarer accounts) in battle. After her death, Achilles found himself awe-struck by her beauty, and when one of the Greek soldiers, Thersites , laughed at him for this, Achilles killed him. After that, more Greeks wanted Achilles to throw Penthesilea's remains into a river, and he eventually had to give way. Alongside Penthesilea were twelve other Amazons, including Antibrote , Ainia , and Cleite . However Cleite's ship was blown off course and she never reached Troy.
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