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The dead members of the Northern Amazon tribe unable to move on into Eternity

The Amazons were female warriors, descended from the Tretomlec tribe. The Amazons are beautiful warriors known to be honorable, courageous, brave, and to stand for rebellion against genderism. Some Amazon tribes worshipped the goddess Artemis, who held a special fondess for them, but a few tribes worshipped other Olympians or followed other spiritual paths entirely.

The word "Amazon" is a temporal paradox, as the Tretomlec women took the name because the original Cyane, displaced in time, called them that because they reminded her of the stories she'd heard.

Description[]

They were able to communicate by whistles, swing through the air by ropes, and were highly trained and skilled in any form of martial arts, including sword 'Sinuous' fight, and spiked balls.

The Amazons' natural habitat is the forest, where they are quite adept at swinging from tree to tree and traveling through the tree canopy.

Notable Amazons[]

Amazon tribes[]

Mythological and Archaeological Basis[]

  • The Amazons (Greek: Ἀμαζόνες "Amazónes") were a legendary culture of women warriors who featured prominently in myths dealing with Heracles and with Troy. Ancient authors disagreed wildly about where their territory was located, though most agreed it was around the Black Sea and that they rarely visited mainland Greece.
  • Although long thought to by mythical, Greek art is very specific about the wardrobe of the Amazons (they are among the few subjects of Classical vase paintings who wear trousers). Excavations of Scythian, Thracian and Samaratian burials around the Black Sea and further afield in the steppes of central Asia in the 1990s revealed what appeared to be female warrior burials with costumes similar to that recorded on the vases. Although certainly embellished, it has come to be accepted that the Amazon myths were based on real pre-historic cultures where women rode into battle alongside men.
    • Hippolyta's tribe and the Telaquires were seen before these discoveries became common knowledge, hence the costumes inspired by the indigenous peoples of the Amazon basin in South America. As the Scythian, Thracian and Samaratian discoveries became more well-known, the writers added the Northern Amazons and the Tretomlecs to reflect the new discoveries.
    • The Amazon Nation was structurally based upon the Iroquois Confederation, with different tribes being ruled by separate Queens but still linked by kinship.

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Trivia[]

  • Per Hercules in 1.12 - Battle Lines II, Amazons do not fight with fire.
  • In the Xenaverse, the Amazons that are shown are revered through out Greece, the Northern Area (most likely Siberia), and various other places throughout ancient times. The Amazons play key roles throughout many plot lines in Young Hercules, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, and Xena: Warrior Princess.
  • The Telaquire and Tanta Amazons were the only known named tribes in the franchise.[1][2]
  • According the Cyane in "Girl Trouble", the origins of Amazons began thousands of years ago when all the men in their village were wiped out in a single battle. From then on, their ancestors knew that their women needed to be strong, so they learned to live without men.
  • The name "Cyane" was commonly given to most Amazon Queens throughout history, as was the case with the Telaquire and Northern Amazons.

Appearances[]

Not including regular or recurring appearances of Gabrielle, Ephiny, Amarice, and Lilith.

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External links[]

  1. ↑ Girl Trouble
  2. ↑ Ill Wind
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