§2.46.1διαδεξαμένην δὲ τὴν ταύτης θυγατέρα τὴν βασιλείαν ζηλῶσαι μὲν τὴν ἀρετὴν τῆς μητρός, ὑπερβαλέσθαι δὲ ταῖς κατὰ μέρος πράξεσι.
And they say that her daughter, having succeeded to the kingdom, emulated the valor of her mother, but surpassed her in individual deeds.
τὰς μὲν γὰρ παρθένους ἀπὸ τῆς πρώτης ἡλικίας ἔν τε ταῖς θήραις γυμνάζειν καὶ καθʼ ἡμέραν ἀσκεῖν τὰ πρὸς πόλεμον ἀνήκοντα, καταδεῖξαι δὲ καὶ θυσίας μεγαλοπρεπεῖς Ἄρει τε καὶ Ἀρτέμιδι τῇ προσαγορευομένῃ Ταυροπόλῳ·
For she trained the virgins from their earliest age in hunting, and daily exercised them in matters pertaining to war; and she also established magnificent sacrifices to Ares and to Artemis who is called Tauropolos.
§2.46.2στρατεύσασαν δʼ εἰς τὴν πέραν τοῦ Τανάιδος ποταμοῦ χώραν καταπολεμῆσαι πάντα τὰ ἔθνη τὰ συνεχῆ μέχρι τῆς Θρᾴκης· ἀνακάμψασαν δὲ μετὰ πολλῶν λαφύρων εἰς τὴν οἰκείαν ναοὺς μεγαλοπρεπεῖς κατασκευάσαι τῶν προειρημένων θεῶν, καὶ τῶν ὑποτεταγμένων ἐπιεικῶς ἄρχουσαν ἀποδοχῆς τυγχάνειν τῆς μεγίστης.
And having campaigned into the land beyond the Tanais River, she subdued all the neighboring nations as far as Thrace; and returning with much booty to her own country, she built magnificent temples to the aforementioned deities, and by ruling over her subjects with moderation, she met with the greatest approval.
στρατεῦσαι δὲ καὶ ἐπὶ θάτερα μέρη, καὶ πολλὴν τῆς Ἀσίας κατακτήσασθαι, καὶ διατεῖναι τῇ δυνάμει μέχρι τῆς Συρίας.
She also campaigned into the other regions, and conquered much of Asia, extending her power as far as Syria.
§2.46.3μετὰ δὲ τὴν ταύτης τελευτὴν ἀεὶ τὰς προσηκούσας τῷ γένει διαδεχομένας τὴν βασιλείαν ἄρξαι μὲν ἐπιφανῶς, αὐξῆσαι δὲ τὸ ἔθνος τῶν Ἀμαζονίδων δυνάμει τε καὶ δόξῃ.
After her death, those who from time to time succeeded to the kingdom, being related to her family, ruled illustriously, and increased the nation of the Amazons in power and fame.
μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα πολλαῖς γενεαῖς ὕστερον, διαβεβοημένης κατὰ πᾶσαν τὴν οἰκουμένην τῆς περὶ αὐτὰς ἀρετῆς, Ἡρακλέα φασὶ τὸν ἐξ Ἀλκμήνης καὶ Διὸς ἆθλον λαβεῖν παρʼ Εὐρυσθέως τὸν Ἱππολύτης τῆς Ἀμαζόνος ζωστῆρα.
After these events, many generations later, when their valor was celebrated throughout the whole inhabited world, they say that Heracles, the son of Alcmene and Zeus, received as a labor from Eurystheus the girdle of Hippolyte the Amazon.
§2.46.4διόπερ στρατεῦσαι μὲν αὐτόν, παρατάξει δὲ μεγάλῃ νικήσαντα τό τε στρατόπεδον τῶν Ἀμαζόνων κατακόψαι καὶ τὴν Ἱππολύτην μετὰ τοῦ ζωστῆρος ζωγρήσαντα τὸ ἔθνος τοῦτο τελέως συντρῖψαι.
For this reason, he campaigned against them, and having defeated them in a great battle, he cut to pieces the army of the Amazons, and having taken Hippolyte alive along with her girdle, he completely crushed this nation.
διόπερ τοὺς περιοικοῦντας βαρβάρους τῆς μὲν ἀσθενείας αὐτῶν καταφρονήσαντας, τῶν δὲ καθʼ ἑαυτοὺς μνησικακήσαντας, πολεμῆσαι συνεχῶς τὸ ἔθνος ἐπὶ τοσοῦτον ὥστε μηδʼ ὄνομα τοῦ γένους τῶν Ἀμαζονίδων ἀπολιπεῖν.
Consequently, the neighboring barbarians, despising their weakness and remembering the grudges against themselves, constantly waged war on this nation to such an extent that not even the name of the race of the Amazons was left.
§2.46.5μετὰ γὰρ τὴν Ἡρακλέους στρατείαν ὀλίγοις ὕστερον ἔτεσι κατὰ τὸν Τρωικὸν πόλεμόν φασι Πενθεσίλειαν τὴν βασιλεύουσαν τῶν ὑπολελειμμένων Ἀμαζονίδων, Ἄρεος μὲν οὖσαν θυγατέρα, φόνον δʼ ἐμφύλιον ἐπιτελεσαμένην, φυγεῖν ἐκ τῆς πατρίδος διὰ τὸ μύσος.
For a few years after the campaign of Heracles, at the time of the Trojan War, they say that Penthesilea, the queen of the remaining Amazons, who was a daughter of Ares but had committed a kindred murder, fled from her homeland because of the pollution.
συμμαχήσασαν δὲ τοῖς Τρωσὶ μετὰ τὴν Ἕκτορος τελευτὴν πολλοὺς ἀνελεῖν τῶν Ἑλλήνων, ἀριστεύσασαν δʼ αὐτὴν ἐν τῇ παρατάξει καταστρέψαι τὸν βίον ἡρωικῶς ὑπʼ Ἀχιλλέως ἀναιρεθεῖσαν.
Having allied with the Trojans after the death of Hector, she slew many of the Greeks, and having distinguished herself in the battle, she ended her life heroically, being slain by Achilles.
§2.46.6τῶν μὲν οὖν Ἀμαζονίδων ἐσχάτην ταύτην λέγουσιν ἀνδρείᾳ διενεγκεῖν, καὶ τὸ λοιπὸν ἀεὶ τὸ ἔθνος ταπεινούμενον ἀσθενῆσαι παντελῶς· διὸ καὶ κατὰ τοὺς νεωτέρους καιρούς, ἐπειδάν τινες περὶ τῆς αὐτῶν ἀνδρείας διεξίωσι, μύθους ἡγοῦνται πεπλασμένους τὰς περὶ τῶν Ἀμαζονίδων ἀρχαιολογίας.
Therefore, they say that she was the last of the Amazons to excel in courage, and that for the future the nation, always being humbled, became completely weak; so that in more recent times, whenever any writers recount their courage, they consider the ancient histories concerning the Amazons to be fabricated myths.