Amazons : the history behind the legend / David Braund.
| Author/creator | Braund, David, 1957- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025. |
| Description | 250 pages : illustrations (colour) |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : Amazons in love, war, and mind : their significance in ancient Greek culture -- Approaching Amazons -- Amazons in battle : weapons, mind and body -- Sex and motherhood -- A duel of death and desire : Penthesilea vs. Achilles -- Heracles' Amazon labour : Delphi, Olympia and colonial worlds -- Shipwreck and reptiles : the queens of southern Russia -- Amazon cities in Asia : Themiscyra, Ephesus and Halicarnassus -- The pride of Athens -- Artemis vs. Aphrodite : Greek women go Amazon -- Alexander the Great and the Amazon queen -- Conclusions : Amazon realities. |
| Abstract | "The Amazon myth flattered the Greeks who had created it. This was a myth for their male-dominated society. Yet it highlighted the power of women too - even on the battlefield. This vibrant new book shows how the Amazons passed from myth into history, while revealing the truth behind the legends"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781108993418 |
| LCCN | 2024043725 |
| ISBN | 9781108834490 |
| ISBN | 1108834493 |
| ISBN | 9781108995122 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1108995128 |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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