Derinoe (mythology)

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In Greek mythology, Derinoe (Ancient Greek: Δηρινόη) was one of the Amazons, a race of warrior-women. She came with their queen, Penthesilia to the Trojan War.[1]

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During the siege of Troy, Derinoe killed the Achaean warrior Laogonus[2] and was in turn smote in the throat and shoulder by the spear of Ajax the Lesser.[3]

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  1. ^ Quintus Smyrnaeus, Posthomerica 1.42
  2. ^ Quintus Smyrnaeus, Posthomerica 1.230
  3. ^ Quintus Smyrnaeus, Posthomerica 1.258

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