This page was last updated September 4, 1997. They are the first to mount horses and to use iron. Ol 13.91and 130 Plut. Argonauts sailed past the Amazon's country on route to Colchis. And here too the city aided the whole race, and now it is doubtful if Amazons ever existed.
Amazons fight on Trojan side against the Greek invasion.
Penthesilea leads a band of Amazons, all killed. Probably after the Theseus vs Amazon war incident, since two of Theseus's sons fought in the Trojan war. Amazons are said to have participated in this. Alexander the Great tries to mate with Thalestris, Amazon Queen at Hyrcania, ancient province of Northern Persia. They form a new Sauromatian culture.