Amazon kingdom
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female warrior society
legendary realm
location in Greek mythology
matriarchal society
mythological kingdom
The Amazon kingdom is a legendary matriarchal realm of warrior women from Greek mythology, ruled by the Amazon queen Hippolyta.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female warrior society
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legendary realm ⓘ location in Greek mythology ⓘ matriarchal society ⓘ mythological kingdom ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
myths of Heracles
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myths of Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ myths of the Trojan War ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Ares
NERFINISHED
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Artemis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderStructure | women-dominated ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Themiscyra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | matriarchy ⓘ |
| hasInhabitants | Amazons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableFigure |
Antiope
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Hippolyta NERFINISHED ⓘ Myrina NERFINISHED ⓘ Penthesilea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRuler |
Antiope
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Hippolyta NERFINISHED ⓘ Penthesilea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
boundary between civilization and wilderness
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conflict between sexes ⓘ female martial valor ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance depictions of warrior women
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later Amazon motifs in art ⓘ modern fictional Amazon societies ⓘ |
| knownFor |
archery skills
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female cavalry ⓘ horsemanship ⓘ matrilineal customs ⓘ warrior women ⓘ |
| locatedInTradition | Greek mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Thermodon River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Apollonius of Rhodes
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Diodorus Siculus NERFINISHED ⓘ Herodotus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
exotic frontier society
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symbol of inversion of Greek gender norms ⓘ |
| opposedTo | patriarchal Greek city-states ⓘ |
| realityStatus | mythical, not historically verified ⓘ |
| sourceType |
classical historiography
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epic poetry ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| status | legendary ⓘ |
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