Amazons

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The Amazons (in Greek, Αμαζόνες) were a mythical ancient nation of all-women warriors. Herodotus placed them in a region around Scythia in Sarmatia. The histories and legends in Greek mythology may be inspired by warrior women among the Sarmatians.

Other websites

• Herodotus on the Amazons
  • Herodotus via Gutenberg
  • Perseus
• Man-Handlers: Feminism in Ancient Greece by Declan Jenkins, New College, Oxford, in The Owl Journal
• Straight Dope: Amazons
  • Religious cults associated with the Amazons
• The Amazons in Greek Legend
• Amazons of Mythology
• The Amazon Connection
• Amazon Nation
• Secrets of the Dead: Amazon Warrior Women (PBS)
• The Women Warriors - the Sarmatians