A handbook of legendary and mythological art (1871)
Waters, Clara Erskine Clement, 1834-1916 · New York, Hurd and Houghton · leaf 436
ANCIENT MYTHS Said to come from tlie Caucasus and to found Themiscyra in Asia Minor. Often occur in Greek mythology. Ruled by a queen. Had their right breasts cut off to enable them to use the bow with ease. … Amazons. (Sarcophagus at Rome.) Achilles killed the Queen Penthesilea at Troy. They invaded Attica in the reign of Theseus. One of the labors of Hercules was to de- prive their Queen Hippolyte of her girdle. See Hercules. Amphi'on. Twin brother of Zethus. Son of Jupiter (Zeus) and Antiope. Born on…
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