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The Amazons (Ancient Greek: Ἀμαζόνες Amazónes, singular Ἀμαζών Amazōn; in Latin Amāzon, -ŏnis) were a people in Greek mythology, portrayed in a number of ancient epic poems and legends, such as the Labours of Heracles, the Argonautica and the Iliad. They were female warriors and hunters, known for their physical agility ...
This is a category for the Amazons mentioned in ancient Greek mythology. Subcategories. This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total. A.
Reconstruction of the late antique Hunting Amazons mosaic. The Amazons were a group or race of female warriors in Ancient Greek mythology. Most of them are only briefly named in one or two sources, either as companions of Penthesilea at the Trojan War, or as being killed by Heracles during his 12 labours.
In Greek mythology, an Amazonomachy (English translation: "Amazon battle"; plural, Amazonomachiai (Ancient Greek: Ἀμαζονομαχίαι) or Amazonomachies) is a mythological battle between the ancient Greeks and the Amazons, a nation of all-female warriors.
An amazon fighter statue in Terme of Samsun Province in Turkey. Themiscyra (/ ˌ θ ɛ m ɪ ˈ s k ɪr ə /; Ancient Greek: Θεμίσκυρα Themiskyra) was an ancient Greek town in northeastern Anatolia; it was situated on the southern coast of the Black Sea, near the mouth of the Thermodon, probably at or near modern Terme.
A helmeted Amazon with her sword and a shield bearing the Gorgon head image, Tondo of an Attic red-figure kylix, 510–500 BC, Staatliche Antikensammlungen, Berlin. In Greek mythology, the name Myrina, Myrinne or Myrinna (Ancient Greek: Μύρινα, Μυρίννη, Μυρίννα) may refer to the following individuals: