![]() The warlike women enjoyed the freedom of men and were depicted in literature and art as the equals of male warriors in skill and valor. As described by Homer, Herodotus, Strabo, Diodorus Siculus, Plutarch, Pausanias, Appian, and others, the Amazon lifestyle was a reverse image of Greek male-dominated society. ![]() The greatest Greek heroes-Heracles, Theseus, and Achilles-proved their valor by defeating Amazon queens: Hippolyte, Antiope, and Penthesilea. ![]() Dwelling in exotic lands east of the Mediterranean, Amazons were the equals of men in combat and bravery. Legendary enemies of the Greeks, Amazons of myth were fierce barbarian horsewomen-archers who gloried in war, hunting, and sex. Archaeological excavations of armed women's graves on the steppes now suggests that real nomadic mounted archers influenced ideas and images of Amazons. Dwelling in exotic lands east of the Mediterranean, Amazons were the equals of men and the greatest Greek heroes proved their valor by defeating them. ![]() Amazons of myth were fierce horsewomen-archers who gloried in war. ![]()
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