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Alfheim Baldur Freya Freyr Frigg Heimdallr Helheim Idun Jotunheim Loki Nerthus Njord Odin Thor Tyr
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Caishen Cangjie Dragon King Eight Immortals Erlang Shen Fuxi Guanyin Hou Yi Huxian Jade Emperor King Yama Leizi Lu-ban Mazu Nezha Nuwa Pangu Shennong Sun Wukong Xiwangmu Yue Lao Zhong Kui
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Amazons

The Amazons (Ἀμαζόνες) were a race of women warriors that hasn't only appeared in Greek mythology, but also in other cultures. The Amazons became popular subjects for writers and artists.

They were fierce enemies or allies to many heroes in the classical myths.

Since the Amazons appear in many different pages within Timeless Myths and they are a popular entry in the search engine, I have decided that the Amazons warranted a page of their own.

Please note that all non-Amazon heroines within this page have been moved to new page called Heroines.

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Queens of the Amazons

Below is a list of Amazon queens that are prominent in the classical mythology. It should be noted that there were several queens with the same name, and Hippolyte or Hippolyta was quite a popular name for a queen.

Myrina

Myrina

Otrere

Otrere

Hippolyte

Hippolyte

Antiope

Antiope

Melanippe

Melanippe

Penthesileia

Penthesileia

Hippolyte (Melanippe or Glauce)

Hippolyte (Melanippe or Glauce)

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  • • Calydonian Boar Hunt
  • • Seven Against Thebes
  • • Trojan War
  • • Odyssey
  • • Aeneid
  • • Tales of Lovers
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  • • Mythical Creatures
Background

Background

Breastless Warriors Amazons in Libya Breastless Warriors The mythological woman warrior with a leopard hide on her head, holding either a spear and shield or a drawn bow, has remained etched in our memory. These warriors were known as the Amazons,...

January 1st, 2002 • Jimmy Joe
Themiscyra

Themiscyra

Themiscyra was the principal city of the Amazons , and it was located on the Thermodon River that emptied into the Black Sea. Themiscyra is now called Termeh. The Amazons were a tribe of warrior women, said to have originated from Central Asia, an...

August 8th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Heroines

Heroines

Even though the societies in post-Dorian Invasion Greece were predominantly filled with myths about male heroes, some myths still survive about the heroines from the mythical past. Being skilled with a weapon was not the only requirement for being...

June 22nd, 2003 • Jimmy Joe
Hippolyte

Hippolyte

There seemed to be a number of Amazon queens with the name Hippolyte or Hippolyta (Ἱππολύτη). Each one died by a different hand. The Hippolyte that I refer to in this article was the Amazon queen who owned the Girdle of Hippolyte. She was the quee...

January 1st, 2002 • Jimmy Joe
Otrere

Otrere

An Amazon Queen. Otrere was the mother of Penthesileia , and according to Quintus Smyrnaeus, in the Fall of Troy, the mother of Hippolyte (sometimes called Melanippe or Glauce).

January 1st, 2002 • Jimmy Joe
Penthesileia

Penthesileia

An Amazon queen. Penthesileia was the daughter of the war god Ares and Otrere. Penthesileia was as superb and fierce a warrior as she was beautiful. Penthesileia killed another Amazon queen named Hippolyta or Hippolyte. Priam , the king of Troy, p...

January 1st, 2002 • Jimmy Joe
Myrina

Myrina

A Libyan Amazon queen. Nothing is known about Myrina, except in the account of Diodorus Siculus' Library of History (1st century BC). Her capital was in the city of Cherronesus, in Libya. According to Diodorus, Myrina lived in the time before Pers...

January 1st, 2002 • Jimmy Joe
Cherronesus

Cherronesus

Cherronesus was the legendary city of the Amazons, located somewhere in western Libya. Most of the (scarce) details about the city came from Diodorus Siculus, a Greek historian in Sicily who flourished in the first century BC. Under the rule of th...

August 8th, 1999 • Timeless Myths
Melanippe

Melanippe

An Amazon warrior. Melanippe (Μελανίππη) was probably the same person as Antiope , sister of Hippolyte . She was also sometimes known as Glauce. According to Apollonius, Melanippe was the sister of the Amazon Queen Hippolyte , who ruled during the...

January 1st, 2002 • Jimmy Joe
Hippolyte (Melanippe or Glauce)

Hippolyte (Melanippe or Glauce)

An Amazon Queen. This Hippolyte was also sometimes called Melanippe or Glauce. She shouldn't be confused with the Queen Hippolyte who the owner of golden girdle, which was one of the labours of Heracles. Hippolyte was possibly the daughter of Otre...

January 1st, 2002 • Jimmy Joe

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