Derinoe (mythology) explained

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]

Mythology

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]

Notes

1. [Quintus Smyrnaeus]
2. Quintus Smyrnaeus, Posthomerica 1.230
3. Quintus Smyrnaeus, Posthomerica 1.258

References

• Quintus Smyrnaeus, The Fall of Troy translated by Way. A. S. Loeb Classical Library Volume 19. London: William Heinemann, 1913. Online version at theio.com
• Quintus Smyrnaeus, The Fall of Troy. Arthur S. Way. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1913. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.