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In the News (Wed 2 Dec 09)

  
  Famous Amazons
Antianara was the Amazon Queen of the Thermodon after Penthesilea was killed at Troy.
Antianeira was an Amazon in the Attic War.
Antibrote was one of the twelve Amazons who helped Penthesilea temporarily liberate Troy.
www.warriors-wizards.com /famous_amazons.htm   (2345 words)

  
 The Amazon Nation - by C.A. Osborne   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
Throwing her spear at one Greek so hard that she pinned him to the ground and couldn't get it loose, she killed the other with her bare hands.
Daughter of Kleite or Orithia, ruler of the Thermodontine Amazons with her sister Hippolyta and Antianeira, who eventually succeeded her.
She had Thrakian roots, and this along with a call for help from the besieged queen of Troy convinced her to lead a small force to the city's aid.
www.amazonworlds.com /index/osborne2.htm   (5156 words)

  
 Amazon Myth & History
Antianara [17] Antianara was the Amazon Queen of the Thermodon after Penthesilea was killed at Troy.
Antianeira [18] Antianeira was an Amazon in the Attic War.
Antibrote [19] Antibrote was one of the twelve Amazons who helped Penthesilea temporarily liberate Troy.
www.ancientworlds.net /aw/HomesiteRoom/168857   (1847 words)

  
 And so to the Amazons
Antianara was the Amazon Queen of the Thermodon Amazons who succeeded Queen Penthesilea after Penthesilea was killed by Achilles at Troy.
Antianeira was an Amazon in the Attic War and she duelled with Theseus in single combat.
Antibrote was one of the band of twelve hand picked Amazons who helped the young Queen Penthesilea temporarily liberate Troy.
www.tarotmania.co.uk /Tarot2/pages/who.htm   (1949 words)

  
 Valerius, Argonautica
The oracle supposedly spoke through the rustling of leaves in the sacred oaks, and it was from one of these that the talking beam came that
: An Argonaut from Arcadia, son of Mercury and Antianeira, brother of
Following in his father's footsteps, he serves as the herald of the Argonauts (1.439-40) -- presumably chosen over his two brothers because of his great speed (cf.
uts.cc.utexas.edu /~silver/Valerius/valerius-chars.html   (5867 words)

  
 LETTERS From CAMP Rehoboth - July 2, 2004 - Past Out
Baby girls were raised by the Amazons, while male infants were given to their fathers, killed, or crippled.
(The Amazon Queen Antianeira reportedly said lame men made the best lovers.) But others claimed the Amazons lived with men they kept as slaves and sex partners.
The men, wrote Diodorus, "spent their days about the house, carrying out the orders given them by their wives."
www.camprehoboth.com /issue07_02_04/pastout.htm   (879 words)

  
 Greek Mythology: FAMILY OF HERMES
He was a son of Hermes and Antianeira.
KAIKOS A Lord of Teuthrania (in Asia Minor) after whom the main river of the kingdom was named.
(N. : EUPOLEMEIA Princess of Phthia; ANTIANEIRA Lady of Alope
www.theoi.com /Olympios/HermesFamily.html   (2284 words)

  
 Famous Members of the Amazon Nation
Some sources record that her lover's name was Thraso.
Daughter of Kleite or Oritheia, ruler of the Thermodontine Amazons with her sisters Hippolyta and Antianeira, who eventually succeeded her.
She had Thrakian roots15, and this along with a call for help from the besieged queen of Troy convinced her to lead a small force to the city's aid.
www.moonspeaker.ca /Amazons/amembers.html   (6840 words)

  
 rogueclassicism
The Greek historian Herodotus (484-430/420 B.C.) and the Greek epic poet Homer both wrote about Amazon women.
Herodotus described them as "killers of men" and Homer associated them with the word "antianeira," which means "those who fight like men."
According to Greek legend, the Amazons formed their own independent kingdom under the rule of Queen Hippolyta, which means "she who lets her horses loose." The women supposedly fought on horseback with swords, bows and arrows, and double-sided axes.
www.atrium-media.com /rogueclassicism/2004/12/29.html   (2040 words)

  
 news
Here are some festive RH pictures to bring a smile to your face:
One of the gems of s3 in my opinion, Antianeira sees Sydney pitted against a bunch of renegade, modern-day Amazonian warrior women, as she avenges an old time mentor.
What stood out most about this episode were the fabulous fight scenes - with Sydney performing a lot more acrobatics than usual!
members.tripod.com /rhsan/id3.htm   (1918 words)

  
 Erginos to Eulimene * People, Places, & Things * Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant
See Erythraean Sea by itself with citation tips (best for bookmarking).
Erytos and Ekhion (Echion) were the sons of Hermes and Antianeira; they went with Iason (Jason) on the quest for the Golden Fleece with their half-brother, Aithalides.
See Erytos by itself with citation tips (best for bookmarking).
www.messagenet.com /myths/ppt/_e1003.html   (2842 words)

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