Warrior Women Flashcards
The Amazons:
They were a mythological race of warrior women who lived on the eastern borders of the Greek world
Amazon society was….[2]:
- Matriarchal
- Governed exclusively by women
Most versions of the Amazon myths state that…
Amazon society was exclusively female
In Amazon society women…[3]:
- Governed
- Farmed
- Fought
The Greek historian Herodotus tells us that Amazons…[3]:
- Rode horses
- Hunted
- Fought alongside male allies
Amazons were soetimes rumored to only have…[3]:
- One breast
- it may have been symbollic of the Amazon’s rejection of femininity
- Could be to just improve their archery skills
How does the Bassae Frieze convey the strength and power of the Amazons? [2]:
- They were fighting a known warrior, Hercules
- Showing their fighting prowess as they were keeping up to him
Who was Penthesilea? [3]:
- One of the most Famous Amazon queens
- She was the daughter of Ares (god of war) and Otrera (an amazon queen)
- Best known for leading her people during the Trojan war
What was the name of Penthesilea’s sister?
Hippolyta
Penthesilea story [5]:
- She had joined the war in search of a glorious death after she had accidently killed her Sister
- Penthesilea and her Amazons arrived late to the Trojan war
- Achilles had slayed the trojans’ best fighter, Hector
- Penthesilea promised the Trojans she would slay Achilles
- She was unable to fulfil her promise as Achilles had killed her
Penthesilea was rumored to…[2]:
- Have had an affair with Achilles
- “Fell in lovewith the Amazon after her death”
How did Hippolyta die?
She was accidently killed by Penthesilea while hunting
Which Greek poet describes the coming of Penthesilea and her Amazons to Troy?
Quintus Smymaeus
Who is Camilla? [2]:
- She is a Volscian Princess
- She apperas in Virgil’s epic poem, Aeneid
Camilla has not been trained in…[2]:
- Spinning
- Weaving
