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The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World - Adrienne Mayor
The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World
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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... show more
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 Pompey tangled with Amaz
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Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780691170275 (0691170274)
ASIN: 691170274
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Pages no: 536
Edition language: English
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Adrienne Mayor has written another interesting and informative book about an uncommon topic. Mayor starts by taking a look at how the ancient Greeks described the Amazons in their myths. legends, literature and art, then comparing this with archaeological evidence (bones, burial sites, vases, coins ...
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