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The Amazons
were a legendary nation of female warriors in Greek mythology.
Amazon is an eponym, derived from the legend, for any woman warrior
or athlete, including:
Amazon may also refer to:
Amazons
The Amazons are a nation of all-female warriors in Greek mythology and Classical antiquity. Herodotus placed them in a region bordering Scythia in Sarmatia...
were a legendary nation of female warriors in Greek mythology.
Amazon is an eponym, derived from the legend, for any woman warrior
Woman warrior
The portrayal of women warriors in literature and popular culture is a subject of study in history, literary studies, film studies, folklore and mythology, gender studies, and cultural studies.-Archaeology:...
or athlete, including:
- Amazon, nom de guerre of a Roman gladiatrix at Halicarnassus
- The Dahomey AmazonsDahomey AmazonsThe Dahomey Amazons or Mino were a Fon all-female military regiment of the Kingdom of Dahomey which lasted until the end of the 19th century...
, an all-female regiment of the Kingdom of Dahomey - The Amazonian GuardAmazonian GuardThe Amazonian Guard was an unofficial name given by Western journalists to an all-female elite cadre of bodyguards officially known as al-rāhibāt al-thawriyyāt "The Revolutionary Nuns", and sometimes also unofficially called "the Green Nuns", tasked with protecting the former leader of Libya,...
, an all-female elite bodyguard unit to protect then Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi - Amazon feminismAmazon feminism-Summary:Amazon feminism is a branch of feminism that emphasizes female physical prowess as a means to achieve the goal of gender equality. Adherents are dedicated to the image of the female hero in fiction and in fact, as expressed in the physiques and feats of female athletes, martial artists and...
, a branch of feminism that emphasizes female physical prowess - The Los Angeles AmazonsLos Angeles AmazonsThe Los Angeles Amazons are a women's semi-professional American football team based in Los Angeles, California. A member of the Women's Football Alliance, the Amazons play their home games at Miguel Contreras Learning Complex....
, a women's semi-professional American football team
Amazon may also refer to:
Places
- The Amazon RiverAmazon RiverThe Amazon of South America is the second longest river in the world and by far the largest by waterflow with an average discharge greater than the next seven largest rivers combined...
in South America, the largest river in the world by volume- The Amazon BasinAmazon BasinThe Amazon Basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries that drains an area of about , or roughly 40 percent of South America. The basin is located in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela...
, the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries - The Amazon RainforestAmazon RainforestThe Amazon Rainforest , also known in English as Amazonia or the Amazon Jungle, is a moist broadleaf forest that covers most of the Amazon Basin of South America...
, also known as Amazonia, a moist broadleaf forest in the Amazon Basin - Amazônia LegalAmazônia LegalAmazônia Legal is the largest socio-geographic division of the South American nation of Brazil, which contains all of its territory in the Amazon Basin...
, the part of the Amazon jungle which is in Brazil - The Peruvian AmazonPeruvian AmazonThe Peruvian Amazon is the area of the Amazon jungle included in the territory of Peru, from the east of the Andes to borders with Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil and Bolivia. This region comprises 60% of the country and is marked by a large degree of biodiversity...
, the Amazon jungle in Peruvian territory
- The Amazon Basin
- Amazon CreekAmazon CreekAmazon Creek is a stream that runs through parts of Eugene, Oregon, United States. It is a tributary of the Long Tom River and is Eugene's second-largest waterway after the Willamette River.-Background:...
, a tributary of the Long Tom River, Eugene, Oregon, United States
Companies
- Amazon.comAmazon.comAmazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...
, an American on-line sales company based in Seattle, Washington - True Colors Bookstore, formerly Amazon Bookstore CooperativeAmazon Bookstore CooperativeThe Amazon Bookstore Cooperative, Inc. is a bookstore located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A worker cooperative founded in 1970, it calls itself "the oldest independent feminist bookstore in North America." Amazon Bookstore Cooperative former employee, cartoonist and graphic novelist Alison Bechdel...
, a feminist bookstore in Minneapolis, Minnesota - Amazone, brand name of Amazonen-WerkeAmazonen-WerkeAMAZONE H. Dreyer GmbH & Co. KG is a German manufacturer of Agricultural machinery and municipal machinery. The headquarters and main plant of the company was founded in 1883 by Heinrich Dreyer and is located in Hasbergen-Gaste near Osnabrück.Currently, Amazone produces a wide range of products...
, a German manufacturer of agricultural machinery
Books
- Swallows and AmazonsSwallows and AmazonsSwallows and Amazons is the first book in the Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome; it was first published in 1930, with the action taking place in the summer of 1929 in the Lake District...
, a 1930 novel by Arthur Ransome - Amazons!Amazons!Amazons! is an anthology of fantasy stories, edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson, with a cover and frontispiece by Michael Whelan. It was first published in paperback by DAW Books in December 1979, and was the first significant fantasy anthology of works featuring female protagonists by female...
, a 1979 anthology of fantasy stories, edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson- Amazons IIAmazons IIAmazons II is an anthology of fantasy stories, edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson, with a cover by Michael Whelan. Following up her earlier anthology Amazons!, it consists like its predecessor volume of works featuring female protagonists by female authors...
, a 1982 second anthology of fantasy stories, edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
- Amazons II
- Amazons (novel)Amazons (novel)Amazons is a novel co-written by Don DeLillo, published under the pseudonym Cleo Birdwell in 1980. The subtitle is An Intimate Memoir By the First Woman to Play in the National Hockey League. The book was a collaboration with a former co-worker of DeLillo's, Sue Buck, and represents a commercial,...
, a 1980 novel co-written by Don DeLillo
Comics
- Amazons (DC Comics), DC Comics warrior women characters associated with Wonder Woman
- Amazon, also known as Man-KillerMan-KillerThe Man-Killer is a fictional supervillain in Marvel Comics' universe.-Publication history:Man-Killer first appeared in Marvel Team-Up volume 1 #8 by Gerry Conway and Jim Mooney....
, a Marvel Comics supervillain character
Film
- The Amazons, a lost 1917 American silent comedy starring Marguerite ClarkMarguerite ClarkMarguerite Clark was an American stage and silent film actress.-Early life and theater:Born to a farming family in Avondale, Cincinnati, Ohio, Clark was educated at a Roman Catholic boarding school in Cincinnati...
- Amazons (1984 film), an American made-for-television thriller directed by Paul Michael GlaserPaul Michael GlaserPaul Michael Glaser is an American actor and director, perhaps best known for his role as Detective David Starsky on the 1970s television series Starsky and Hutch; he also appeared as Captain Jack Steeper on the 1999 to 2005 NBC series Third Watch.-Early life:Glaser, the youngest of three...
- Amazons (1986 film)Amazons (1986 film)Amazons is a 1986 Argentine fantasy adventure film directed by Alejandro Sessa. The screenplay was written by Charles R. Saunders, based on his short story "Agbewe’s Sword", which first appeared in the 1979 anthology Amazons!-Plot summary:...
, an Argentine adventure fantasy - Amazon (1997 film)Amazon (1997 film)Amazon is a 1997 short documentary film directed by Kieth Merrill. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.The film features ethnobiologist Mark Plotkin, who discusses the role of rainforest conservation and the benefits of investigating it further in the interest of...
, a documentary about the Amazon basin
Games
- "Amazon:Total War", an Amazon game using the popular "Rome:Total War" strategy game as game engine, depicting women warriors from fantasy and legend.
- "Amazon:Total War-Reignited", sequel to the Amazon:Total War, depicting ancient maternal societies attempting to free themselves from the yoke of men.
- Amazon, a fairy chess pieceFairy chess pieceA fairy chess piece or unorthodox chess piece is a piece analogous to a chess piece. It is not used in conventional chess, but is used in certain chess variants and some chess problems...
combining the queen and the knight - Amazons (solitaire)Amazons (solitaire)Amazons is a solitaire card game which is played with a deck of playing cards. The game is played with a stripped deck, i.e. one that has its twos, threes, fours, fives, sixes, and kings removed. This game is so named because if the game is won, all queens are shown on full view, so all kings are...
, a style of solitaire card play - The Amazon, a playable character in the 1986 video game Pro Wrestling (Nintendo Entertainment System)
- Game of the AmazonsGame of the AmazonsThe Game of the Amazons is a two-player abstract strategy game invented in 1988 by Walter Zamkauskas of Argentina. It is a member of the territorial game family, a distant relative of Go and chess...
, a 1988 board game - Amazon: Guardians of EdenAmazon: Guardians of EdenAmazon: Guardians of Eden is a point-and-click adventure video game for MS-DOS from Access Software. It is one of the first games to feature super VGA graphics...
, a 1992 computer game by Access Software - Amazon, a playable character in the 2000 computer game Diablo IIDiablo IIDiablo II is a dark fantasy/horror-themed hack and slash, with elements of the role playing game and dungeon crawl genres. It was released for Windows and Mac OS in 2000 by Blizzard Entertainment, and was developed by Blizzard North. It is a direct sequel to the 1996 hit PC game, Diablo.Diablo II...
- Game of the AmazonsGame of the AmazonsThe Game of the Amazons is a two-player abstract strategy game invented in 1988 by Walter Zamkauskas of Argentina. It is a member of the territorial game family, a distant relative of Go and chess...
, a game played with chess queens on a chess board.
Music
- Amazon, English title of AmazonkaAmazonkaAmazonka is the title of the 2008 album by 2004 Eurovision winner, Ruslana. The album will be released in Eastern Europe, Germany, China and in some other countries....
, a 2008 album by Ukrainian singer Ruslana
Television
- Amazon (1999 TV series), an adaptation of a Peter Benchley story
- Amazon (2008 TV series)Amazon (2008 TV series)Amazon is a BBC documentary television series co-produced by the Endeavour Productions and Indus Films, and hosted by Bruce Parry.-Show content:...
, a documentary about the Amazon basin - Team Amazon, a team competing in the animated reality TV-series Total Drama World Tour
Theatre
- The Amazons, an 1895 play by Arthur Wing PineroArthur Wing PineroSir Arthur Wing Pinero was an English actor and later an important dramatist and stage director.-Biography:...
- Amazon TheatreAmazon Theatre300px|thumb|Teatro Amazonas in [[Manaus]]The Amazon Theatre is an opera house located in the heart of Manaus, inside the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil. It is the location of the annual Festival Amazonas de Ópera held in April.It was built during the Belle Époque at a time when fortunes were made in...
, or Teatro Amazonas, an opera house in Manaus, Brazil
Life sciences
- Amazon LilyAmazon LilyAmazon Lily is a plant that is native to Central and South America. The Amazon Lily resembles a bulb in shape. The plant has shiny and deep green leaves. It produces a bunch of white flowers. An attractive feature of these flowers is their sweet smell...
, a plant native to Central and South America - Amazon parrotAmazon parrotAmazon parrot is the common name for a parrot of the genus Amazona. These are medium-size parrots native to the New World ranging from South America to Mexico and the Caribbean....
s, a large genus of parrot from the Americas - Amazon World ZooAmazon World ZooThe Amazon World Zoo is located between Newport and Sandown on the Isle of Wight, England.The zoo mostly features exotic animals from South America, including Giant Anteaters, Tamarins and Marmosets, Ocelots and Parrots. It also is home to the biggest collection of toucans in the United Kingdom...
, a zoo on the Isle of Wight, England
Land
- Amazon, a GWR Iron Duke ClassGWR Iron Duke ClassThe Great Western Railway Iron Duke Class 4-2-2 was a class of broad gauge steam locomotives for express passenger train work.-History:The prototype locomotive, Great Western, was built as a 2-2-2 locomotive in April 1846, but was soon converted to a 4-2-2 arrangement...
steam locomotive run by the Great Western Railway (UK) - Amazon, was one of the GWR 3031 ClassGWR 3031 ClassThe Dean Single, 3031 Class, or Achilles Class was a type of steam locomotive built by the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1899. They were designed by William Dean for passenger work...
locomotives that were built for and run on Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915 - Amazon (automobile)Amazon (automobile)The Amazon was a cyclecar produced by Amazon Cars Ltd in Billiter Street, London, EC3, England from 1921 to 1922.It featured a rear-mounted air-cooled twin 6/9 hp Coventry-Victor engine with chain drive to the rear wheels through a three-speed-and-reverse gearbox made by Juckes...
, a 1920s British cyclecar - Volvo AmazonVolvo AmazonThe Volvo Amazon was a mid-size car manufactured by Volvo Cars from 1956 to 1970, and introduced in the USA, as the 122S at the New York International Auto Show in April 1959....
, a car model from Volvo produced from 1956–1970
Sea
- Amazon class frigateAmazon class frigateFour classes of frigate of the Royal Navy have been named the Amazon class:*The Amazon class frigates of 1773, made up of 32-gun fifth rates with a main battery of 12-pounder guns, it comprised eighteen ships; the Amazon, Ambuscade and Thetis were launched in 1773; the second batch - Cleopatra,...
, four classes of frigate of the British Royal Navy - Amazon class sloopAmazon class sloopThe Amazon class was a class of six screw sloops of wooden construction built for the Royal Navy between 1865 and 1866.-Design:Designed by Edward Reed, the Royal Navy Director of Naval Construction, they were equipped with a ram bow...
of the British Royal Navy - HMS AmazonHMS AmazonNine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Amazon, after the mythical female warriors. was a 26-gun frigate, formerly the French ship Panthere, captured in 1745. She was sold in 1763. was a 32-gun frigate launched in 1733 and broken up in 1794. was a 36-gun frigate launched in 1795 at...
, nine ships of the British Royal Navy - RMS AmazonRMS AmazonRMS Amazon was a wooden paddle wheel mail steamer of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company.-History:Amazon was laid down on 1 September 1850 at R & H Green's Blackwall Yard, London and launched on 28 June 1851.-Loss:...
, two ships of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, a paddle steamer that burned and sank on her maiden voyage in 1852, a United States Navy bark - Amazon, a Canadian brigantine launched in 1861, best known under its rechristened name, Mary CelesteMary CelesteThe Mary Celeste was an American brigantine merchant ship famous for having been discovered on 4 December 1872, in the Atlantic Ocean unmanned and apparently abandoned , despite the fact that the weather was fine and her crew had been experienced and able...
- Amazon (yacht)Amazon (yacht)Amazon is a long screw schooner ex-steam yacht built in 1885 at the private Arrow Yard of Tankerville Chamberlayne in Southampton....
, a British screw schooner, built in 1885 as a steam yacht