Amazons: The History Behind the Legend
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| Management number | 233445479 | Release Date | 2026/06/27 | List Price | US$13.95 | Model Number | 233445479 | ||
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The idea of the Amazons is one of the most romantic and resonant in all antiquity. Greeks were fascinated by images and tales of these fierce female fighters. At Troy, Achilles' duel with Penthesilea was a clash of superman and superwoman. Achilles won the fight, but the queen's dying beauty had torn into his soul. This vibrant new book offers the first complete picture of the reality behind the legends. It shows there was much more to the Amazons than a race of implacable warrior women. David Braund casts the Amazons in a new light: as figures of potent agency, founders of cities, guileful and clever as well as physically impressive and sexually alluring to men. Black Sea mythologies become key to unlocking the Amazons' mystery. Investigating legend through history, literature, and archaeology, the author uncovers a truth as surprising and evocative as any fiction told through story or myth. Read more
| ASIN | B0F29V6BYF |
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| XRay | Not Enabled |
| ISBN13 | 978-1108999106 |
| Language | English |
| File size | 11.4 MB |
| Page Flip | Enabled |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Print length | 318 pages |
| Accessibility | Learn more |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Publication date | April 24, 2025 |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
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