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Amazons
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In Greek mythology, the Amazons were female warriors and hunters, known for their physical agility, strength, archery, riding skills, and the arts of combat. Their society was closed to men and they r
Wounded Amazon of the Capitoline Museums, Rome
Wounded Amazon of the Capitoline Museums, Rome
A Greek fighting an Amazon; detail from painted sarcophagus found in Italy, 350–325 BCE
A Greek fighting an Amazon; detail from painted sarcophagus found in Italy, 350–325 BCE
"Amazon preparing for battle" (Queen Antiope or Hippolyta) or "Armed Venus", by Pierre-Eugène-Emile Hébert, 1860, National Gallery of Art, Washington,
"Amazon preparing for battle" (Queen Antiope or Hippolyta) or "Armed Venus", by Pierre-Eugène-Emile Hébert, 1860, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Departure of the Amazons, by Claude Deruet, 1620, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Departure of the Amazons, by Claude Deruet, 1620, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Ares
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Ares is the Greek god of war and courage. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera. Many Greeks were ambivalent towards him. He embodies the physical valor necessary for success
Amazons
…certain whether these people were the inspiration for the Amazons of Greek mythology. According to Apollonius of Rhodes the Amazons were the offspring of Ares, the god of war, and the nymph Harmonia of the Akmonian Wood. Early records refer to two events in which Amazons appeared prior to the Trojan War (before…
Ares Borghese, a 1st or 2nd-century Roman statue copied from a 5th-century BC Greek original. Louvre.
Ares Borghese, a 1st or 2nd-century Roman statue copied from a 5th-century BC Greek original. Louvre.
Ares, 2nd–3rd century AD, after a Greek bronze original by Alkamenes dated 420 BC,[citation needed] excavated in 1925 in Rome's Largo di Torre Argenti
Ares, 2nd–3rd century AD, after a Greek bronze original by Alkamenes dated 420 BC,[citation needed] excavated in 1925 in Rome's Largo di Torre Argentina
Ares (right) with Demeter, Dionysus and Hermes on the frieze of the Parthenon, c. 447–433 BC, British Museum
Ares (right) with Demeter, Dionysus and Hermes on the frieze of the Parthenon, c. 447–433 BC, British Museum
The Ludovisi Ares, Roman version of a Greek original c. 320 BC, with 17th-century restorations by Bernini
The Ludovisi Ares, Roman version of a Greek original c. 320 BC, with 17th-century restorations by Bernini