The Amazons : lives and legends of warrior women across the ancient world / Adrienne Mayor.
The Amazons : lives and legends of warrior women across the ancient world / Adrienne Mayor.
The Amazons : lives and legends of warrior women across the ancient world / Adrienne Mayor.
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2014]
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G 2015/2029
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English
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Physical content
xiv, 519 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Atalanta, the Greek Amazon -- Ancient puzzles and modern myths -- Scythia, Amazon homeland -- Sarmatians, a love story -- Bones : archaeology of Amazons -- Breasts : one or two? -- Skin : tattooed Amazons -- Naked Amazons -- Sex and love -- Drugs, dance, and music -- The Amazon way -- Horses, dogs,...
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2014]
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
[2014]
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Summary
"Amazons--fierce warrior women dwelling on the fringes of the known world--were the mythic archenemies of the ancient Greeks. Heracles and Achilles displayed their valor in duels with Amazon queens, and the Athenians reveled in their victory over a powerful Amazon army. In historical times, Cyrus of Persia, Alexander the Great, and the Roman genera...
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The Amazons : lives and legends of warrior women across the ancient world / Adrienne Mayor.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Text in English.
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G 2015/2029
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74VK766Gjj0X
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK766Gjj0X
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ISBN
0691147205 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780691147208 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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398.352
MMS ID
991022743479702626
