Editing Penthesilea (section)

==== Temple of Zeus at Olympia ====
According to [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], the throne of Zeus at Olympia bore a painting by [[Panaenus]] of the dying Penthesilea being supported by Achilles. Pausanias wrote "And, at the extremity of the painting, is Penthesilea breathing her last, and Achilles supporting her".<ref>{{cite book |author1=Frederick A. Cooper |author2=Brian C. Madigan |title=The Temple of Apollo Bassitas: The sculpture |publisher= ASCSA|date=1992 |page=72|isbn=9780876619476 }}</ref> The motif of Achilles supporting a dying or dead Penthesilea has been preserved at the [[Aphrodisias|Temple of Aphrodisias]] and was reinterpreted in sculptures and mosaics in [[ancient Rome]].<ref name="Adrienne Mayor 2014 300">{{cite book |author=Adrienne Mayor|title=The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World |publisher= Princeton University Press|date=2014 |page=300|isbn=9781400865130 }}</ref>