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'''Orithya''', "woman raging in the mountains", was the daughter of ].<ref></ref> Upon the death of her mother, Orithya became the new queen of the ].<ref></ref> She co-ruled with ], which some authorities say was her sister.<ref></ref> She is famous for her perpetual virginity. Her war techniques were outstanding and brought much honor to the Amazon empire.<ref></ref> |
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], king of ], even thought it would be nearly impossibe to capture Orithya's royal girdle in war. He then passed this duty onto ], his debtor, as his ]. Hercules then gather together nine warships and occupied the shores of the Amazons while Orithya was away. Because of the confusion and the carelessness of the Amazons their numbers were greatly reduced.<ref></ref> Hercules was easily able then to capture Menalippe and ], Antiope's sisters. He returned Menalippe after getting the queen's girdle, however killed Hippolyta.<ref>Giovanni Boccaccio’s ''Famous Women'' translated by Virginia Brown (2001), p. 41-42; Cambridge and London, Harvard University Press; ISBN 0-674-01130-9; </ref> Orithya then led the ] to free the Amazon queen ]. Some Thrakian and Scythian slaves were kept in Athens for personally guarding the Athenian king. Orithia took advantage of this opportunity to avenge the death of ]. She summoned the Scythian allies along with the Thrakian allies and sent two sets of diplomatic envoys to negotiate. One set was to contact the slave leaders to gain their assistance for freedom in return and another set to ensure Lakonia did not assist Athens.<ref>Justin, Cornelius Nepos, and Eutropius: Literally Translated by John Selby Watson (1853), page 21; Original in New York Public Library</ref> Orithia then triumphently marched her army across the Kimmerian Bosporus over the ] and through the area of ]. Orithia besieged Athens, however in the battle Antiope was killed. Orithia built a tomb for Antiope after completing a treaty with the Athenians. In the battles Orithia had received serious injuries and ultimately died of these. She was burried on route home by her army.<ref></ref> |
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In ] and ] ], '''Orithyia''', "woman raging in the mountains", was the daughter of ].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.paleothea.com/Amazons.html |title=Queens of the Amazons |access-date=2007-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214163053/http://www.paleothea.com/Amazons.html |archive-date=2007-12-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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Upon the death of her mother, Orithyia became the new queen of the ]. She co-ruled with ], who some authorities<ref>], ''Historiae adversus paganos'',</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newtonproject.sussex.ac.uk/texts/viewtext.php?id=THEM00187&mode=normalized |title=Antiope the sister of Orithya |access-date=2007-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629230514/http://www.newtonproject.sussex.ac.uk/texts/viewtext.php?id=THEM00187&mode=normalized |archive-date=2007-06-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref> say was her sister. She was famous for her perpetual virginity. Her war techniques were outstanding and brought much honor to the Amazon empire.<ref>], ''Epitome of Trogus Pompeius' History of the World'' </ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lisasmedman.topcities.com/Amazon02.pdf |title=The Scythian Amazons page 26 |access-date=2007-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070920165029/http://www.lisasmedman.topcities.com/Amazon02.pdf |archive-date=2007-09-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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According to ]'s Epitome of Trogus Pompeius' ''History of the World'',<ref> ], ''Epitome of Trogus Pompeius' History of the World'' </ref> Orithyia was one of the key figures in the story of ]' quest for the girdle of the Amazon queen. Pompeius Trogus' version of this story was as follows. ], king of ], thought it would be nearly impossible to capture Orithyia's royal girdle in war (according to most other versions,<ref>'']'' </ref><ref>], ''Fabulae'', 30</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/amazons/amazonwho.html |title=Amazons and the girdle of Queen Hippolyte |access-date=2007-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071216040040/http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/amazons/amazonwho.html |archive-date=2007-12-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref> the girdle belonged to ]), so he passed this duty onto ], his debtor, as his ]. Hercules then gathered together nine warships and occupied the shores of the Amazons while Orithyia was away. Because of the confusion and the carelessness of the Amazons their numbers were greatly reduced. Hercules was easily able then to capture ] and ], Antiope's sisters. Hercules returned Melanippe after getting the queen's girdle, however Hippolyte was taken away by ], king of ], as his share of the spoil. Orithyia then led the ] to free Hippolyte and take revenge for the defeat of Antiope. She asked ], the ]n king, for assistance, and he sent his son Panasagoras with a body of cavalry to her aid. However, some disagreement occurred between the allies, and the Scythians left the battlefield. The Amazons were eventually defeated, but managed to escape to their allies' camp and, under their protection, returned home safely<ref> ], ''Epitome of Trogus Pompeius' History of the World'' </ref> |
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In ]'s '']'',<ref>]’s '']'' translated by Virginia Brown (2001), p. 41-42; Cambridge and London, Harvard University Press; {{ISBN|0-674-01130-9}};</ref> a chapter is dedicated to Orithyia and Antiope. |
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*Watson, John Selby ''Justin, Cornelius Nepos, and Eutropius: Literally Translated'', pp 21-22, 547; Published 1853 H. G. Bohn, original in the New York Public Library |
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*Williams, Henry Smith ''The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise'', v.2, p. 440-441; Published 1904 The Outlook Company, New York Public Library |
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*] ''Historiae adversus paganos'' I.15.7-9 |
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*] ''Epitoma Historiarum philippicarum Pompei Trogi'' II.4.17-30 |
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