The Amazon Women: Is There Any Truth Behind the Myth?

The Amazon Women: Is There Any Truth Behind the Myth?
Strong and brave, the Amazons were a force to be reckoned with in Greek mythology—but did the fierce female warriors really exist?

Amazons appear in Greek mythology, and in an endless variety of forms in popular entertainment. However, they did correspond to an actual historic people group, and a particular geographic region.

Sources:
“The Book of Marvels and Travels” by Sir John Mandeville
“The Histories” by Herodotus (translated by GC Macauley)
https://www.ancientpages.com/2016/01/13/5-myths-about-the-amazons-ancient-female-warriors/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/amazon-women-there-any-truth-behind-myth-180950188/
https://www.newyorker.com/books/joshua-rothman/real-amazons -a little cringy. 37% of the women were buried with weapons
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/amazon-warrior-women-background/1466/
https://www.ephesus.us/ephesus/amazons.htm
https://brewminate.com/kurgans-ancient-burial-mounds-of-scythian-elites-in-the-eurasian-steppe/