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	pothos.org - All about Alexander the Great (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		At the end of this period Thalestris considered that she was indeed pregnant; she left the camp and Alexander moved on with his army into Parthia (Diod.
		Arrian makes no mention of Thalestris visiting Alexander, although he does tell a slightly different version of the story, which he is at pains to explain that he doesn’t believe.
		It is clear that the story of Thalestris is a fiction: although Plutarch read it in at least five writers (including Cleitarchus and Onesicritus), he also cites nine authors (including Aristobulus, Chares and Ptolemy) who said it was fiction.
	www.pothos.org /alexander.asp?ParaID=137 (379 words)

	101 Amazons
		Thalestris was known as a great conqueror, bold, brave, decisive, and strong, and quite attractive, an attribute she hoped would further her conquest in Hyrcania if Alexander were to first entertain her on the worth of her local status.
		With a daughter born of their union, Thalestris believed the Amazon Nation would rise and again be powerful and respected.
		At once Thalestris rode south, accompanied by an expanisve army; at the Hyrcanian border, she rode forth with only a gaurd of 300.
	members.tripod.com /~ancient_history/101amazons2.html (2623 words)

	Thalestris - WCD (Wiki Classical Dictionary) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Thalestris was the name given to a (probably fictional) queen of the Amazons, who visited Alexander the Great and, according to the story, bore his child.
		At the end of this period Thalestris considered that she was indeed pregnant; she left, and Alexander moved on with his army into Parthia (D 17.77.1-3; J 12.3).
		It does seem fairly clear that the story of Thalestris is a fiction: although Plutarch read it in at least five writers (including Cleitarchus and Onesicritus), he also cites nine authors (including Aristobulus, Chares of Mitylene and Ptolemy who branded it a fiction.
	www.ancientlibrary.com /wcd/Thalestris (460 words)

	Sir Hercules
		Peri (1822) was a Petworth home-bred daughter of Egremont's Wanderer (by Gohanna), a horse that ran in top company, mostly at Newmarket, placing in the Port Stakes and other races, and running second to Cannon Ball in the Oatlands handicap.
		Her dam, Thalestris, was by Eclipse son Alexander, a good sire of many winners and dam sire of three influential sons, Castrel, Selim and Rubens.
		Thalestris ran in the north, and was taken out of training to produce a foal in 1913 for the Duke of Rutland, then resumed her career, running until the age of five, when she ran second in a 2 mile race at Chester.
	www.tbheritage.com /Portraits/SirHercules.html (4667 words)

	Amazons
		Thalestris was a ledgendary Amazon Queen in the 320's BC.
		So Thalestris went, armies in tow, to Alexander and explained her plan.
		After, Thalestris returned to Themiskrya and waited for the results - but they never came and Thalestris died soon after (randomly) without a child or a real legacy.
	www.paleothea.com /Amazons.html (1524 words)

	LIT 2001 Handout: Pope's The Rape of the Lock
		One of her friends, Thalestris, fanned the flames of the maiden’s anger by telling her that her honor was at stake and that behind her back her friends were talking about the rape of her lock.
		Thalestris then went to Belinda’s brother, Sir Plume, and demanded that he confront Lord Petre and secure the return of the precious lock.
		Calling Clarissa a prude, Thalestris gathered her forces to battle Belinda’s enemies, including Clarissa and Lord Petre.
	www.ivcc.edu /rambo/lit2001_handout_rape_of_the_lock.htm (978 words)

	Thalestris - Wikipedia
		Thalestris ist die letzte Amazonenkönigin, die namentlich genannt wird.
		Das von Thalestris erhoffte Kind konnte aber nie geboren werden, denn kurz nachdem die Amazonzenkönigin in ihr Reich zurückgekehrt war, fiel sie in einem Kampf mit einem benachbarten Stamm.
		Und tatsächlich leugnet sogar Alexander selbst einen Besuch von Thalestris (Plutarch 46.1-2; Strabon 11.5.4).
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thalestris (412 words)

	Justin: Epitome of the Philippic History of Pompeius Trogus, Book 12
		When these occurrences were reported to Alexander, who was then in Parthia, he assumed a show of grief on account of his relationship to Alexander, and caused the army to mourn for three days.
		Here Thalestris, or Minithya, queen of the Amazons, came to meet him, having travelled for twenty-five days, with three hundred women in her train, and through extremely populous nations, in order to have issue by him.
		Her appearance and arrival was a cause of astonishment to all, both from her dress, which was an unusual one for women, and from the object of her visit.
	www.forumromanum.org /literature/justin/english/trans12.html (4081 words)

	The Rape of the Lock (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Baron cuts off a lock; 155-160--Belinda screams louder than if she'd lost her dearest love or greatest treasure; 161-170--The Baron gloats over his prize; 171-end--the narrator says it's no surprise that a lock of hair is defeated by a pair of scissors.
		This spleen feeds the women's fury, and Thalestris goes into a tirade; 121-130--Thalestris tells her beau Sir Plume to get back the lock.
		A free-for-all ensues; 75-112--Belinda attacks the Baron, conquers him with a bodkin (a pin or ornament used to hold up a woman's hair), and demands that he restore the lock.
	www2.hanover.edu /meden/rapesum.htm (469 words)

	newsdetail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The battle had been tough, but now the amazons had the upper hand as their entire team surged down the left flank, spearheaded by Zara.
		Team Captain Thalestris followed closely, protected by an amazon cage, and it became clear that the Brotherhood would be hard-pressed to stop the attack, especially when the blitzers started doing casualties on their own.
		The amazons pounced on the ball and a successfull pass from Thalestris allowed Catcher Tecmessa to score her third touchdown of the season, sealing a solid 3-0 lead.
	www.thebrassman.org /bloodbowl/newsdetail.aspx?id=1379 (320 words)

	Amazons
		The ghost of the dead hero appeared and so terrified the horses, that they threw and trampled upon the invaders, who were forced to retire.
		They are heard of in the time of Alexander the Great, when their queen Thalestris visited him and became a mother by him, and Pompey is said to have found them in the army of Mithradates.
		The origin of the story of the Amazons has been the subject of much discussion.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/an/Androktones.html (1229 words)

	Thalestris — FactMonster.com
		Queen of the Amazons, who went with 300 women to meet Alexander the Great, under the hope of raising a race of Alexanders.
		“This was no Thalestris from the fields, but a quiet domestic character from the fireside.” —
		Thalestris - Thalestris Queen of the Amazons, who went with 300 women to meet Alexander the Great, under the...
	www.factmonster.com /dictionary/brewers/thalestris.html (123 words)

	Thalestris Petition : [ powered by iPetitions.com ]
		Thalestris wants to get kicked from talamasca because of a good reason which shall not be mentioned to not hurt anyones feelings.
		But the top 3 won't let her leave unless she pays 10 mil, which is too much for lil thalestris, who doesn't have that much money
		In the event no adequate sponsor is named, iPetitions will consider the individual account holder with which the petition was created as the lawful sponsor.
	www.ipetitions.com /petition/Thalestris_Talamasca (187 words)


		Thalestris had a big part in the recent trials against Phrixos — a
		Thalestris is also a wanderer, same as the majority of her tribe since
		Thalestris’ tribe is one of the wisest of Daestro, knowing that although
	www.angelfire.com /d20/daestro/ATer.html (264 words)

	Tarot Cards- The Suit of Cups: the meanings
		The Amazon Queen Thalestris wanted an heir and she felt that Alexander (the Great) would be an adequate consort.
		Alexander received Thalestris and when she told him of her idea, Alexander agreed that their union would be a beneficial one, but only on condition that she sent him any male children born.
		They spent 13 days (a sacred number to the Amazons, worshippers of Artemis, Goddess of the Moon, since there were 13 moons in the full year) alone together.
	www.tarotmania.co.uk /Tarot2/pages/cups1.htm (2363 words)

	Sample Chapter & Preface \| Alexanderslovers.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Yet also of key importance were Roxane, the king’s fabulously beautiful Afghan queen, Barsine, his Persian mistress, and Bagoas, the eunuch who entered Alexander’s service near the shores of the Caspian Sea.
		There were others, including Pankaste, the Thessalian courtesan, Thalestris, Queen of the Amazons, Stateira and Parysatis, the Persian princesses and Cleophis, Queen of Massaga, but these liaisons were either essentially political in nature or merely mythical.
		Alexander’s Lovers is aimed at the large range of Alexander enthusiasts who have been frustrated to find his rather intriguing love life relegated to little more than embarrassed footnotes in the conventional histories of his career.
	www.alexanderslovers.com /main/sample.html (271 words)

	newsdetail
		The press conference appearance by Thalestris also confirmed her recent appointing as Team Captain, something deity-coach Artemis had been thinking about for a while.
		Although her appointment goes against the amazon tradition of picking a Blitzer to be team captain, there is very little doubt that the current leader in the Completions department will make a fine leader.
		Finally, team capatain Thalestris could secure the ball from a tackle zone, and run to the endzone.
	www.thebrassman.org /bloodbowl/newsdetail.aspx?id=1377 (564 words)

	Signatures Thalestris Petition : [ powered by iPetitions.com ]
		I know what happened, so therefore I say, kick her out.
		Thalestris is right but talamasca remains a nice familly ;)
		Please let thalestris go she really wants it, and when a girl gets herselve something in her head you cant stop her anymore :P
	www.ipetitions.com /petition/Thalestris_Talamasca/signatures.html (64 words)

	A Key to the Lock
		THALESTRIS, who provokes Belinda to resent the Loss of the Lock or Treaty, the D[uches]s of M[arlborou]gh.
		SIR PLUME, who is mov'd by Thalestris to redemand it of Great Britain, P[rin]ce Eu[ge]ne, who came hither for that purpose.
		That Thalestris is the D[uches]s of M[arlborou]gh, appears both by her nearness to Belinda, and by this Author's malevolent Suggestion, that she is a Lover of War.
	www-unix.oit.umass.edu /~sconstan/keylock.html (4177 words)

	Poetry X » Poetry Archives » Alexander Pope » "The Rape Of The Lock: Canto 5"
		Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll; Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.” So spoke the dame, but no applause ensu’d; Belinda frown’d, Thalestris call’d her prude.
		Triumphant Umbriel on a sconce’s height Clapp’d his glad wings, and sate to view the fight: Propp’d on their bodkin spears, the sprites survey The growing combat, or assist the fray.
		While through the press enrag’d Thalestris flies, And scatters death around from both her eyes, A beau and witling perish’d in the throng, One died in metaphor, and one in song.
	poetry.poetryx.com /poems/1923 (1259 words)

	Amazons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Amazons would often mate with a nobel foe because of their strong desire to obtain children from so notable a race to raisw as Amazons.
		Thalestris The Amazon queen Thalestris visited Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.) during one of his Asian campaigns, wishing to have a daughter by such a famous general.
		She stayed with him for 13 days before returning.
	waltm.net /amazons.htm (337 words)

	Nomads of the Steppe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Marpesia was said to have led an invasion of Syria and Anatolia; this may be connected to the roughly contemporaneous Cimmerian invasions of the Near East.
		Popular legend of the period stated that Alexander the Great was visited by the Amazon queen Thalestris during his Persian campaign.
		She stayed with him 13 days and nights in the hopes that the great warrior would father a daughter on her.
	www.hostkingdom.net /siberia.html (7937 words)

	Chapter Tests of Chastity <i>to</i> Thames of T by Brewer's Readers Handbook
		Thalestris, queen of the Amazons; any bold, heroic woman.
		And she [Rodalind, q.v.] that would have been the mistress
		In Pope’s Rape of the Lock, “Thalestris” is meant for Mrs.
	www.bibliomania.com /2/3/174/1130/15032/3.html (178 words)

	Alexander the Great (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		His court historian Callisthenes portrayed the sea in Cilicia as drawing back from him in proskynesis.
		Writing after Alexander's death, another participant, Onesicritus, went so far as to invent a tryst between Alexander and Thalestris, queen of the mythical Amazons.
		This text underwent numerous expansions and revisions throughout Antiquity and the Middle Ages, exhibiting a plasticity unseen in "higher" literary forms.
	alexander-the-great.iqnaut.net (4876 words)

	Allakhazam's World of Warcraft Character Profiles
		You must also attain Exalted reputation with Cenarion Circle to be able to complete this quest.
		The badges you collect from performing combat, logistics and tactical assignments for Cenarion Hold are more than just for show, Thalestris.
		You'd be wise to hold on to them.
	wow.allakhazam.com /profile.html?1149749 (2574 words)

	The Rape of the Lock
		Thalestris urges Sir Plume to defend Belinda's honor.
		A gentleman named Sir Plume--prompted by his belle, Thalestris, a friend of Belinda--then roundly scolds the Baron for his grave offense.
		Sunk in Thalestris' arms the nymph he found,
	www.cummingsstudyguides.net /Guides2/Pope.html (6866 words)

	Empire of Ashes -> Hellas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		31st May 2006 - 02:07 AM Last post by: Thalestris
		31st May 2006 - 01:53 AM Last post by: Thalestris
		14th March 2006 - 11:23 PM Last post by: Thalestris
	www.empireofashes.invisionzone.com /index.php?showforum=12 (358 words)

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