Amazons were very brave, daring and fearless combatants, only the most famous Greek heroes as Heracles, Achilleus and Theseus were capable to defeat them. The fortress of the Amazons was in the famous Persian town of Themiskyra. In Greek mythology, Amazons were a warlike tribe of women descended from the god of war, Ares and the naiad Harmonia. Besides being courageous and bold, they were also looked upon as warriors with dignity. Amazons are never shown as cruel, prideful or cowardly.
Amazons bring in their injured warriors, risking their own life for helping others.
Amazons would often mate with a nobel foe because of their strong desire to obtain children from so notable a race to raisw as Amazons. She stayed with him for 13 days before returning. Uma was a Goddess worshipped in India and vicinity, once containing races of matriarchical societies. Female warriors of the Tapuyas in South America attacked Orellana, a 16th century Spanish explorer. Legend has it that he named the area Amazon, after the ancient women warriors.