The Amazons Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World |
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| Author:
| Mayor, Adrienne |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-17027-5 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2016 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $17.95 |
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