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The Amazons
Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World
Taschenbuch von Adrienne Mayor
Sprache: Englisch

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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. Driven by a detective's curiosity, Mayor unearths long-buried evidence and sifts fact from fiction to show how flesh-and-blood women of the Eurasian steppes were mythologized as Amazons, the equals of men. The result is likely to become a classic.
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. Driven by a detective's curiosity, Mayor unearths long-buried evidence and sifts fact from fiction to show how flesh-and-blood women of the Eurasian steppes were mythologized as Amazons, the equals of men. The result is likely to become a classic.
Über den Autor
Adrienne Mayor
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Genre: Geschichte
Jahrhundert: Altertum
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 544
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780691170275
ISBN-10: 0691170274
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Mayor, Adrienne
Hersteller: Princeton University Press
Maße: 203 x 131 x 40 mm
Von/Mit: Adrienne Mayor
Erscheinungsdatum: 09.02.2016
Gewicht: 0,5 kg
preigu-id: 121094884
Über den Autor
Adrienne Mayor
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Genre: Geschichte
Jahrhundert: Altertum
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 544
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780691170275
ISBN-10: 0691170274
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Mayor, Adrienne
Hersteller: Princeton University Press
Maße: 203 x 131 x 40 mm
Von/Mit: Adrienne Mayor
Erscheinungsdatum: 09.02.2016
Gewicht: 0,5 kg
preigu-id: 121094884
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