Logo
The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World

The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World

ADVERTISEMENT

Compare Buying Options

  • The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World [Book]
    0.00
    gobookshop.com

    The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World [Book]

    £3.95 delivery by Thu, 25 Apr

  • The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World
    0.00
    Amazon Canada

    The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World

    Delivery date & cost shown at checkout

  • The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World [Book]
    0.00
    Waterstones UK

    The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World [Book]

    £2.99 delivery Free 60-day returns

  • The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World
    0.00
    glamazonia.com.au

    The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World

    Delivery date & cost shown at checkout

  • The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World [Book]
    0.00
    WW Norton

    The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World [Book]

    Free delivery by Tue, May 14

  • The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World [Book]
    0.00
    WW Norton

    The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World [Book]

    £3.99 delivery 30-day returns

  • The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World by Adri
    0.00
    WW Norton

    The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World by Adri

    Delivery date & cost shown at checkout

  • The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World
    0.00
    WW Norton

    The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World

    Delivery date & cost shown at checkout

  • The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World [Book]
    0.00
    World of Books UK

    The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World [Book]

    Free delivery by Tue, 7 May 30-day returns

  • The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World
    7.35
    Better World Books

    The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World

    $1.49 delivery Dec 23 – 2730-day returns Free $15+

  • The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World [Book]
    8.83
    Better World Books

    The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World [Book]

    Delivery by Thu, May 2 Spend $15 for free delivery 30-day returns

  • The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World [Book]
    9.49
    Thrift Books

    The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World [Book]

    Delivery by Wed, Jun 5 Spend $15 for free delivery Free 30-day returns

  • The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World [Book]
    9.49
    Thrift Books

    The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World [Book]

    Free delivery by Sun, May 19 Free 30-day returns

  • The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World
    9.99
    Amazon

    The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World

    Delivery date & cost shown at checkout

  • The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World
    9.99
    Amazon

    The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World

    on orders shipped by Amazon over $35 FREE deliveryTuesday, December 17 Or fastest delivery Friday, December 13 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35 FREE deliveryMonday, December 16

View more

Product Details

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. Mayor tells how amazing new archaeological discoveries of battle-scarred female skeletons buried with their weapons prove that women warriors were not merely figments of the Greek imagination. Combining classical myth and art, nomad traditions, and scientific archaeology, she reveals intimate, surprising details and original insights about the lives and legends of the women known as Amazons. Provocatively arguing that a timeless search for a balance between the sexes explains the allure of the Amazons, Mayor reminds us that there were as many Amazon love stories as there were war stories. The Greeks were not the only people enchanted by Amazons--Mayor shows that warlike women of nomadic cultures inspired exciting tales in ancient Egypt, Persia, India, Central Asia, and 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 c... view more

Best Review

A Google user2025-01-11

4.8

Customers find the research quality thorough, fascinating, and erudite. They describe the pacing as engaging, perfectly written, and accessible. Readers also say the book is interesting, extraordinary, and a pleasure to read.

10470

Popular Products

Western Digital 3TB WD Blue PC Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD30EZAX

Western Digital 3TB WD Blue PC Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD30EZAX

$79.99

Compare at 37 stores

Multipet Swingin Safari Monkey Plush Dog Toy

Multipet Swingin Safari Monkey Plush Dog Toy

$41

Compare at 15 stores

InstallLink 14 Gauge Speaker Wire (White) for Car, Home or RV Audio Cable, 100ft, CCA

InstallLink 14 Gauge Speaker Wire (White) for Car, Home or RV Audio Cable, 100ft, CCA

$31.83

Compare at 9 stores

Monopoly: Disney Villains Edition Board Game for Kids Ages 8 and Up, Play as a Classic Disney Villain

Monopoly: Disney Villains Edition Board Game for Kids Ages 8 and Up, Play as a Classic Disney Villain

$32.99

Compare at 17 stores

MaxMark Dater 2000, Self Inking Date Stamp with Black Ink

MaxMark Dater 2000, Self Inking Date Stamp with Black Ink

$15.95

Compare at 3 stores