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The Amazons (in Greek, Αμαζόνες) are a nation of all-female warriors in Greek mythology. Herootus placed them in a region bordering Scythia in Sarmatia. Notable queens of the Amazons are Penthesilea, who participated in the Trojan War, and her sister Hippolyte, whose magical girdle was the object of one of the labours of Hercules. Amazonian raiders were often depicted in battle with Greek warriors in amazonomachies in classical art .

Trivia about amazons

  • This group of warriors called Hippolyta their queen
  • A frieze that once adorned the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus shows Greeks battling these warrior women
  • In mythology, Hippolyta was a queen of these warriors
  • One legend claims they fought in the Trojan War under their queen, Penthesilea
  • In Greek mythology, they were the race of warrior women led by Hippolyta
  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art sells earrings inspired by the shields of these mythological warrior women
  • These fabled warrior women liked to hang out in Asia Minor
  • In mythology these warrior women tolerated men only in a servile capacity
  • When you read about these warrior women in Greek mythology, notice that they don't have ".com" after their names
  • Seen here is Achilles slaying Penthesilea, queen of these warriors who fought for the Trojans

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