Amazons--fierce Warrior Women dwelling on the fringes of the known world--were the mythic archenemies of the Ancient Greeks.
But just who were these bold barbarian archers on horseback who gloried in fighting, hunting, and sexual freed.
In historical times, Cyrus of Persia, Alexander the Great, and the Roman general Pompey tangled with Amazons.
Heracles and Achilles displayed their valor in duels with Amazon queens, and the Athenians reveled in their victory over a powerful Amazon army.
Amazons--fierce Warrior Women dwelling on the fringes of the known world--were the mythic archenemies of the Ancient Greeks