Amazons

1862

Die Amazonen (Hanover, 1862) Pauly-Wissowa, Realencyclopädie der Classischen Altertumswissenschaft Roscher, W.

1905

Western observers, who had allegedly perceived certain Amazone-like physical and mental qualities in these women, came up with the trivial epithet Dahomey Amazons. ===Social and religious activism=== During the period 1905–1913, members of the militant Suffragette movement were frequently referred to as "Amazons" in books and newspaper articles. In Ukraine Katerina Tarnovska leads a group called the Asgarda which claims to be a new tribe of Amazons.

1936

From 1936 to 1939, annual propaganda events, called Night of the Amazons (Nacht der Amazonen) were performed in Nazi Germany at the Nymphenburg Palace Park in Munich.

1939

From 1936 to 1939, annual propaganda events, called Night of the Amazons (Nacht der Amazonen) were performed in Nazi Germany at the Nymphenburg Palace Park in Munich.

1979

Lendas e mitos do Brasil (Companhia Editora Nacional, 1979) Stricker, W.

2019

In 2019, a grave with multiple generations of female Scythian warriors, armed and in golden headdresses, was found near Russia's Voronezh. ==Etymology== ===Origin of the name=== The origin of the word is uncertain.




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