The Amazons Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World |
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Author:
| Mayor, Adrienne |
ISBN: | 978-0-691-14720-8 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2014 |
Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Amazons--fierce warrior women dwelling on the fringes of the known world--were the mythic archenemies of the ancient Greeks. Heracles and Achilles displayed their valor in duels with Amazon queens, and the Athenians reveled in their victory over a powerful Amazon army. In historical times, Cyrus of Persia, Alexander the Great, and the Roman general
Amazons--fierce warrior women dwelling on the fringes of the known world--were the mythic archenemies of the ancient Greeks. Heracles and Achilles displayed their valor in duels with Amazon queens, and the Athenians reveled in their victory over a powerful Amazon army. In historical times, Cyrus of Persia, Alexander the Great, and the Roman general