2. Scythia, Amazon Homeland

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Prologue: Atalanta, the Greek Amazon 1
6. Part 1. Who Were the Amazons?
7. 1. Ancient Puzzles and Modern Myths 17
8. 2. Scythia, Amazon Homeland 34
9. 3. Sarmatians, a Love Story 52
10. Part 2. Historical Women Warriors and Classical Traditions
11. 4. Bones: Archaeology of Amazons 63
12. 5. Breasts: One or Two? 84
13. 6. Skin: Tattooed Amazons 95
14. 7. Naked Amazons 117
15. 8. Sex and Love 129
16. 9. Drugs, Dance, and Music 142
17. 10. The Amazon Way 155
18. 11. Horses, Dogs, and Eagles 170
19. 12. Who Invented Trousers? 191
20. 13. Armed and Dangerous: Weapons and Warfare 209
21. 14. Amazon Languages and Names 234
22. Part 3. Amazons in Greek and Roman Myth, Legend, and History
23. 15. Hippolyte and Heracles 249
24. 16. Antiope and Theseus 259
25. 17. Battle for Athens 271
26. 18. Penthesilea and Achilles at Troy 287
27. 19. Amazons at Sea 305
28. 20. Thalestris and Alexander the Great 319
29. 21. Hypsicratea, King Mithradates, and Pompey’s Amazons 339
30. Part 4. Beyond the Greek World
31. 22. Caucasia, Crossroads of Eurasia 357
32. 23. Persia, Egypt, North Africa, Arabia 377
33. 24. Amazonistan: Central Asia 395
34. 25. China 411
35. Appendix: Names of Amazons and Warrior Women in Ancient. Literature and Art from the Mediterranean to China 431
36. Notes 439
37. Bibliography 485
38. Index 503