Chelidonis

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Chelidonis was a Spartan princess who acted as a captain of a group of female warriors during a 280 BC siege of Sparta. She fought with a rope tied around her neck so that she wouldn't be taken alive. [1]

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  1. ^ Salmonson, Jessica Amanda (1991). The Encyclopedia of Amazons. Paragon House, p.55. ISBN 1-55778-420-5. 
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