Camilla (mythology)

The baby Camilla was suckled by a mare, and once her "first firm steps had [been] taken, the small palms were armed with a keen javelin; her sire a bow and quiver from her shoulder slung.

In the Aeneid, she helped her ally, King Turnus of the Rutuli, fight Aeneas and the Trojans in the war sparked by the courting of Princess Lavinia.

Arruns, a Trojan ally, stalked Camilla on the battlefield, and, when she was opportunely distracted by her pursuit of Chloreus, killed her.

[5] Modern scholars are unsure if Camilla was entirely an original invention of Virgil, or represents some actual Roman myth.

[7] Virgil seems to have been inspired by the myth of Harpalyce, a girl suckled by animals and raised to be a tough warrior, for his portrayal of Camilla.