Onesicritus
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Onesicritus, a Greek historical writer and Cynic philosopher, who accompanied Alexander the Great on his campaigns in Asia. He claimed to have been the commander of Alexander's fleet but was actually
Alexander the Great receives a visit from Thalestris, queen of the Amazons, one of the legends recounted by Onesicritus.
Thalestris
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According to the mythological Greek Alexander Romance, Queen Thalestris of the Amazons brought 300 women to Alexander the Great, hoping to breed a race of children as strong and intelligent as he. Acc
Onesicritus
…Alexander the Great receives a visit from Thalestris, queen of the Amazons, one of the legends recounted by Onesicritus. Onesicritus (Greek: Ὀνησίκριτος; c. 360 BC – c. 290 BC), a Greek historical writer…
An 18th-century Rococo painting of The Amazon Queen Thalestris in the Camp of Alexander the Great, by Johann Georg Platzer