The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World

by Adrienne Mayor

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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 Pompey tangled with Amazons. But just who were these bold barbarian archers on horseback who gloried in fighting, hunting, and sexual freedom? Were Amazons real? In this deeply researched, wide-ranging, and lavishly illustrated book, National Book Award finalist Adrienne Mayor presents the Amazons as they...Read more
  • ISBN10 0691170274
  • ISBN13 9780691170275
  • Publish Date 9 February 2016 (first published 1 January 2014)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Princeton University Press