For 10 points, name this race of warrior women in Greek mythology.
A two-on-one duel featuring Ajax and Achilles ends when Achilles drives his spear through both a horse and a member of this group riding that horse. Quintus Smyrnaeus describes how the leader of this group wields two spears in one hand, and a longer two-pronged spear gifted by Eris in the other hand. A member of this group is the subject of Book I of the Posthomerica, which describes the arrival of this group in Troy one day before the end of the ceasefire after the death of Hector. This group is led by a child of Ares who makes the (*) suicidal decision to fight in the Trojan War as penance for the accidental murder of a family member during a hunt. Thersites is killed when he mocks Achilles for his remorse over slaying, rather than marrying, the leader of these people. Members of this group such as Penthesilea are skilled fighters due to their practice of burning off their right breast. For 10 points, name this race of warrior women in Greek mythology.
A two-on-one duel featuring Ajax and Achilles ends when Achilles drives his spear through both a horse and a member of this group riding that horse.
Amazons