Amazons

n. (Classical Mythology) legendary nation of strong female warriors

n. aggressive woman, large tall woman; member of a race of female warriors (Greek mythology)

For other uses, including the Amazon Rainforest & Amazon River see Amazon (disambiguation) The Amazons (in Greek, ) were a mythical ancient nation of all-female warriors. Herodotus placed them in a region bordering Scythia in Sarmatia. The histories and legends in Greek mythology may be inspired by warrior women among the Sarmatians. Amongst the nomadic Sarmatians women fought alongside men defending their villages or families. As far as it can be determined, these were ordinary, child-rearing women, not the muscle-bound man-haters depicted in mythology. An indication of this is that they were always buried alongside their men, so the legend of an all female race is unlikely to be true.
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Noun
1. a large strong and aggressive woman
(synonym) virago
(hypernym) woman, adult female
2. mainly green tropical American parrots
(hypernym) parrot
(member-holonym) Amazona, genus Amazona

[Greek] Warrior women, who are described in the Iliad as "antianeirai", meaning: those who go to war like men. They were also described by Herodotus as "androktones", killers of males. It is believed they resided in Pontus, Asia Minor (modern day Turkey) but there are differing views as to how many nations of Amazons there were. The most famous came from Pontus, with Themiscyra as their capital, and it is said that it was this community who built Ephesus on the central west coast of Asia Minor (history records Ephesus as being built circa 1050 BCE. by Ionian Greeks). The name Amazon is believed to descend from the word amazoi which in Greek means "breast less", deriving from the legend that says they removed their young girls right breast, as to facilitate the drawing of the bow, as the bow and arrows were their main weapon. They also used sword, double sided axe and carried a distinctive crescent shaped shield. Most of their fighting was done from horseback. Some say the breast was r...
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