The myths and legends surrounding the Amazons, the warrior women made famous by the poets of ancient Greece, especially by Homer in the Iliad, are fascinating. Stories of a warrior tribe of women, who lived in a lesbian society, removed one of their breasts to make the use of a bow easier and fought the likes of Hercules, Theseus and Achilles, have largely been rejected as folklore. Recently some exciting discoveries have been unearthed in the region...
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