Rite of Caste

The Amazon Rite of Caste is an ancient tradition, which an Amazon gives to another, usually on their deathbed. It bestows all of their belongings and birth rights to that person.

A notable example of this is Terreis and Gabrielle. In the episode Hooves and Harlots, a flurry of arrows are fired and Terreis is hit, giving her a fatal wound. In the heat of the moment Gabrielle, who had recently, but briefly, found herself warming to her, throws herself over an injured Terreis to protect her. Before dying, Terreis gives Gabrielle her Rite of Caste, claiming that what she did was something that only an Amazon would do for another Amazon. Gabrielle became an Amazon Princess (As was Terreis) and inherited her weapons and clothing.