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

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

• | Author: Adrienne Mayor
• | Publisher: Princeton University Press
• | Publication Date: Feb 09, 2016
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780691170275
• | ISBN-10: 0691170274