Did the Amazons really exist Adrienne Mayor

Check out our Patreon page: View full lesson: It was long assumed that Amazons, the fierce and fearsome women warriors of Greece, were imaginary. But curiously enough, stories from ancient Egypt, Persia, the Middle East, Central Asia, India and China also featured Amazonlike warrior women. And Amazons were described in ancient historical accounts, not just myths. Who were the real women warriors known as Amazons Adrienne Mayor investigates. Lesson by Adrienne Mayor, animation by Silvia Prietov. Thank you so much to our patrons for your support Without you this video would not be possible Chris Adriaensen, Lowell Fleming, Amir Ghandeharioon, Anuj Tomar, Sunny Patel, Vijayalakshmi, Devesh Kumar, Uday Kishore, Aidan Forero, Leen Mshasha, Allan Hayes, Thomas Bahrman, Alexander Baltadzhiev, Vaibhav Mirjolkar, Tony, Michelle, Katie and Josh Pedretti, Erik Biemans, Gaurav Mathur, Sameer Halai, Hans Peng, Teki