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02275aam a22003978i 4500 001 83F22B5663F011E4A4D39B8FDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20141104010110 008 140411s2014 njua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2014004926 020 $a 0691147205 (hardcover : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780691147208 (hardcover : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)882553191 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d BDX $d UKMGB $d YDXCP $d ERASA $d EXC $d UOK $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a BL820.A6 $b M39 2014 082 00 $a 398/.352 $2 23 100 1 $a Mayor, Adrienne, $d 1946- 245 14 $a The Amazons : $b lives and legends of warrior women across the ancient world / $c Adrienne Mayor. 263 $a 1410 264 1 $a Princeton : $b Princeton University Press, $c [2014] 300 $a xiv, 519 pages : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages [486]-502) and index. 520 $a 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 general Pompey tangled with Amazons. But just who were these bold barbarian archers on horseback who gloried in fighting, hunting, and sexual freedom? Were Amazons real? In this deeply researched, wide-ranging, and lavishly illustrated book, National Book Award finalist Adrienne Mayor presents the Amazons as they have never been seen before. This is the first comprehensive account of warrior women in myth and history across the ancient world, from the Mediterranean Sea to the Great Wall of China. 650 0 $a Amazons. 650 0 $a Amazons in literature. 650 0 $a Mythology, Greek. 650 0 $a Women soldiers $x History. 650 0 $a Women, Prehistoric. 650 0 $a Women, Prehistoric $x Social conditions. 941 $a 4 952 $l PQAX094 $d 20231214021522.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191214013424.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006082318.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20171205015530.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=83F22B5663F011E4A4D39B8FDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search