Clonie (Greek myth)

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In Greek mythology, Clonie (Ancient Greek: Κλονίη) was the 'fair as a goddess' Amazon. She came with their queen, Penthesilia to the Trojan War.^[1]

During the siege of Troy, Clonie killed the Achaean warrior Menippus and in turn died at the hands of the latter's comrade, Podarces.^[2]

"... and Clonie [slayed] Menippus, him who sailed long since from Phylace, led by his lord Protesilaus to the war with Troy. Then was Podarces, son of Iphiclus, heart-wrung with ruth and wrath to see him lie dead, of all battle-comrades best-beloved. Swiftly at Clonie he hurled, the maid fair as a Goddess: plunged the unswerving lance 'twixt hip and hip, and rushed the dark blood forth after the spear, and all her bowels gushed out."

• 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.

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