Jessica Ann Willis, Masked Penthesilea, 2020, Pigment Print, 15”x15″
Penthesilea is a Thracian woman warrior. She was an Amazon and daughter of Ares, who comes to help the Trojans. She arrived with twelve other Amazon warriors. After a day of distinguishing herself on the battle-field, Penthesilea confronts Achilles. Achilles kills her, but after taking off her helmet, he falls in love with her.