 Lycophron tells the story of the young Amazon Clete, Penthesilea's attendant, who had been left behind in Pontus.Clete sets out with a company of Amazons to search for Penthesilea when she does not return from the Trojan War.The ship with Amazons is swept of course and after a shipwreck on the toe of Italy in Bruttium, Clete becomes the queen of the Amazons that settle there.