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Amazons
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: In Greek mythology, members of a legendary nation of female warriors.
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Greek
mythology
has numerous characters besides the warrior-women known as the Amazons who lived at the edge of the world (probably near the
Black Sea
according to
Classics
scholar
Elizabeth Vandiver
, including
gods and goddesses
,
humans
. These stories have been a vital part of
Western civilization
and have been source material for
Renaissance
painters
such as
Correggio
. Pictured:
Leda
and the Swan.
Painting circa 1532.
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