Amazons

In Greek mythology, the Amazons (, Amazónes, singular , Amazōn) were a tribe of warrior women. The Amazons as they appear in myth may have been inspired by warrior women among the Scythians and Sarmatians. Their place of residence was the subject of much dispute: according to both Herodotus and Strabo, these warrior women lived on the banks of the river Thermodon, by the Black Sea,Herodotus Book 4: MelpomeneTHE AMAZONS IN GREEK LEGEND while Diodorus states that, prior to the ones by the Black Sea, there lived a different tribe of Amazons in the region of Libya.Siculus' Bibliotheca Historica (Book III, Ch. 52) The Amazons were said to have founded several cities and temples found in Smyrna, Sinope, Cyme, Gryne, Ephesus, Pitania, Magnesia, Clete, Pygela, Latoreria and Amastris; according to legend, the Amazons were the ones who invented the cavalry.

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 Other websites 
 Herodotus on the Amazons
 Herodotus via Gutenberg
 Perseus

Category:People in Greek mythology