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In Greek mythology, the Amazons (Greek: Ἀμαζόνες) were a race of woman warriors. They act a prominent part in several of the adventures. Notable queens of the Amazons are Penthesilea, who participated in the Trojan War, and her sister Hippolyta, whose magical girdle, given to her by her father Ares, was the object of one of the labours of Hercules.
There was also a story about how Athen's king Theseus (of Minotaur fame) carried off the princess Antiope, sister of Hippolyta, an incident which led to a retaliatory invasion of Attica, in which Antiope perished fighting by the side of Theseus. In some versions however, Theseus married Hippolyta and in others, he married Antiope and she survived the battle. In this marriage Antiope and Theseus had a son, Hippolytus. The battle between the Athenians and Amazons is often commemorated in an entire genre of art, amazonomachy, in marble bas-reliefs such as from the Parthenon or the sculptures of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus.

Amazons also invaded Lycia, but were defeated by Bellerophon, who was sent against them by Iobates, the king of that country, in the hope that he might meet his death at their hands.
The legendary Amazons were thought to have lived in Pontus, which is part of modern-day Turkey near the southern shore of the Black Sea.
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3D items from DAZ. Background is a private shot from Olympia in Greece.

Description

In Greek mythology, the Amazons (Greek: Ἀμαζόνες) were a race of woman warriors. They act a prominent part in several of the adventures. Notable queens of the Amazons are Penthesilea, who participated in the Trojan War, and her sister Hippolyta, whose magical girdle, given to her by her father Ares, was the object of one of the labours of Hercules.
There was also a story about how Athen's king Theseus (of Minotaur fame) carried off the princess Antiope, sister of Hippolyta, an incident which led to a retaliatory invasion of Attica, in which Antiope perished fighting by the side of Theseus. In some versions however, Theseus married Hippolyta and in others, he married Antiope and she survived the battle. In this marriage Antiope and Theseus had a son, Hippolytus. The battle between the Athenians and Amazons is often commemorated in an entire genre of art, amazonomachy, in marble bas-reliefs such as from the Parthenon or the sculptures of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus.

Amazons also invaded Lycia, but were defeated by Bellerophon, who was sent against them by Iobates, the king of that country, in the hope that he might meet his death at their hands.
The legendary Amazons were thought to have lived in Pontus, which is part of modern-day Turkey near the southern shore of the Black Sea.
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3D items from DAZ. Background is a private shot from Olympia in Greece.