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It was said to have been named after the Greek town of Aegae, or after Aegea, a queen of the Amazons who died in the sea, or Aigaion, the " sea goat ", another name of Briareus, one of the archaic Hecatonchires, or, especially among the Athenians, Aegeus, the father of Theseus, who drowned himself in the sea when he thought his son had died.
Amazons were said to have lived in Pontus, which is part of modern day Turkey near the shore of the Euxine Sea ( the Black Sea ).
The Amazons were supposed to have founded many towns, amongst them Smyrna, Ephesus, Sinope, and Paphos.
The Amazons are also said to have undertaken an expedition against the island of Leuke, at the mouth of the Danube, where the ashes of Achilles had been deposited by Thetis.
Both Stephanus and Eustathius write of these Amazons in connection with the placename Thibais, which they report to have been derived from Thiba's name.
* Aegea, queen of the Amazons who was thought by some to have been the eponym of the Aegean Sea.
* Eurypyle, queen of the Amazons who was reported to have led an expedition against Ninus and Babylon around 1760 BC
Some Scythian-Sarmatian cultures may have given rise to Greek stories of Amazons.
David Anthony notes, " About 20 % of Scythian-Sarmatian " warrior graves " on the lower Don and lower Volga contained females dressed for battle as if they were men, a style that may have inspired the Greek tales about the Amazons.
King Houegbadja is said to have originally started the group which would become the Dahomey Amazons.
A medieval variation is alluded to in Geoffrey Chaucer ’ s Canterbury Tales at the beginning of the “ Knight ’ s Tale ,” where it says: “ Certainly, if it were not too lengthy to listen to, I would have told you fully how the realm of Scythia was conquered by Theseus and his knights ; of the great battle on that occasion between the Athenians and the Amazons ; how Hippolyta, the fair, brave queen of Scythia, was besieged ; of the feast at their wedding ; and of the tempest at their home-coming .”
Some matriarchies have been described by historian Helen Diner as " a strong gynocracy " and " women monopolizing government " and she described matriarchal Amazons as " an extreme, feminist wing " of humanity and that North African women " ruled the country politically ," and, according to Margot Adler, Helen Diner " envision a dominance matriarchy ".
According to Adovasio, Soffer, and Page, no true matriarchy is known actually to have existed, although there is evidence of Amazons and an Amazonian society having existed and some matrifocal societies do exist.
There are various forms of matriarchy, or even a utopia that resembles the Greek myth of the Amazons .... ery few modern utopias have been developed in which women are absolute autocrats.
Archaeological evidence suggests that Scythian-Sarmatian cultures may have given rise to the myth of Amazons.
" This did not entirely explain Grace's metahuman powers, however, as the Bana Amazons have only peak human level strength and conditioning while their Themyscirian Amazon cousins possess true metahuman strength.
In July 2007, Hunt got to talking about her breast removal with a twelve year old boy and told the boy that now she is like the Amazons of old who would have a breast removed so that when they went into battle they could use their bow without their breast getting in the way when they let their arrows fly.
King Houegbadja ( who ruled from 1645 to 1685 ), the third King of Dahomey, is said to have originally started the group which would become the Amazons as a corps of elephant hunters called the gbeto.
Although parrots can be messy pets — often throwing food and damaging furniture with their beaks if they can — most parrots may be potty trained to some extent and are generally odorless ; however, certain species of Amazons and Pionus have a distinctive odor most owners find pleasant.
In its range the yellow shoulder patch and extensive yellow on the head distinguish the Yellow-shouldered Amazon from other Amazona species, which have red or orange on the shoulder and less yellow on the head ( the Orange-winged Amazon, which has as much yellow to the head as some Yellow-shouldered Amazons, has a blue ocular region ).
The third book, written two years after the first books were published, gives women advice on how to win and keep the love of a man (" I have just armed the Greeks against the Amazons ; now, Penthesilea, it remains for me to arm thee against the Greeks ...").
The player assumes the role of Joe King, pilot for hire and owner of the Amazon Queen airplane of the title, who crash-lands in the Amazon jungle and subsequently has to save not only his passenger, the famous movie star Faye Russel, but also an entire tribe of Amazon women and even the world from a mad scientist and his lederhosen company, who have concocted a vile scheme to turn Amazons into Dinosaur warriors using his DinoRay invention.
According to Strabo the Greek name Ἀμάσεια comes from Amasis, the queen of the Amazons, who were said to have lived here.
Hippolyte, impressed with Hercules and his exploits, agreed to give him the belt and would have done so had Hera not disguised herself and walked among the Amazons sowing seeds of distrust.

Amazons and become
A popular legend at the time was of the Amazons, a tribe of fierce female warriors who socialized with men only for procreation and even removed one breast to become better warriors ( the idea being that the right breast would interfere with the operation of a bow and arrow ).
A popular legend at the time was of the Amazons, a tribe of fierce female warriors who socialized with men only for procreation and even removed one breast to become better warriors.
Diana soon competes against other Amazons to become Wonder Woman, the representative from Paradise island who will accompany Steve back to " Man's World " and aid in the fight against the Axis powers.
As decreed by the goddesses, Hippolyta leads the remaining Amazons to a remote island where, as penance for their failures as teachers, they become guardians of Doom ’ s Doorway, preventing the escape of the monsters beneath.
It was during the War of the Gods that the Amazons recrafted their armory, vowing to once again become warriors.

Amazons and associated
The sagaris — described as either single bitted or double bitted — became associated by the Greeks with the mythological Amazons, though these were generally ceremonial axes rather than practical implements.

Amazons and with
Among Classical Greeks, amazon was given a popular etymology as from a-mazos, " without breast ", connected with an etiological tradition that Amazons had their left breast cut off or burnt out, so they would be able to use a bow more freely and throw spears without the physical limitation and obstruction ; there is no indication of such a practice in works of art, in which the Amazons are always represented with both breasts, although the left is frequently covered ( see photos in article ).
For example, the story of the Amazons settling with the Scythians ( Herodotus Histories 4. 110. 1-117. 1 ).
The Amazons appear in Greek art of the Archaic period and in connection with several Greek legends.
* Lampedo, queen of the Amazons, co-ruler with Marpesia
* Marpesia, queen of the Amazons, co-ruler with Lampedo
In historical times Greek maidens of Ephesus performed an annual circular dance with weapons and shields that had been established by Hippolyta and her Amazons.
The story that she and her ladies dressed as Amazons is disputed by serious historians, sometime confused with the account of King Conrad's train of ladies during this campaign ( in Edward Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire ).
She is compared with Penthesilea, mythical queen of the Amazons, by the Greek historian Nicetas Choniates ; he adds that she gained the epithet chrysopous ( golden-foot ) from the cloth of gold that decorated and fringed her robe.
Others say that Heracles went to Colchis with the Argonauts, got the Golden Girdle of the Amazons and slew the Stymphalian Birds at that time.
The Greeks are also given credit with spreading the story of a mythological race of women warriors named Amazons.
Shortly after the burial of Hector, Penthesilea, queen of the Amazons, arrived with her warriors.
Theseus, believed either to be in the company of Heracles, or of his own accord, had been on a quest in the land of the Amazons, a race of all-female warriors who had sex with men for reproduction but killed or banished any male children born.
She is initiated into a tribe of Amazons, learns to fight with a staff, and is trained by Xena.
The series focuses mainly on her adventures with the Argonauts whom she accompanies as a means of later joining the Amazons.
He and his brother Telamon were friends of Heracles, serving in his expedition against the Amazons, his war against King Laomedon, and with him in the quest for the Golden Fleece.
This section was covered with bas-reliefs showing action scenes, including the battle of the centaurs with the lapiths and Greeks in combat with the Amazons, a race of warrior women.

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