Destroy Your Enemy Becoming Your Friend: Priam and the Amazons in the Trojan War

Abstract

Achilles, one of the great heroes of Greek mythology associated with the Trojan War, makes the story of the confrontation between the Achaeans and the Trojans, including the episode involving Queen Penthesilea, the crucial epic event of antiquity.1 Any self-respecting Greek mythical hero would have counted a victory over such mighty warriors among his exploits. Even considering only the number of known sources, this story is one of the most widespread, after the Ninth Labor and the Adventure of Theseus, albeit with significant omissions.