MYTH - THE AMAZONS
Amazon formed the various tribes of women, descendants of Ares and the nymph Harmony. His kingdoms located to the north, in Thrace, the Caucasus, on the left bank of the Danube and Lidia. They were independent and ruled by a queen.
According to their tradition, marriage, men and male children were not valued. The men were excluded from his kingdom or merely tolerated for the purpose of procreation. Kept as slaves, were allocated to them only mundane tasks. As for boys, at birth, had his arms and legs shriveled so that they could not use weapons, and thus be harmless and submissive to the dominant female, or according to some versions, were summarily killed. The daughters had the right seared breast soon after birth, so they could freely use the corresponding arm in the management of the bow and throw the spear (though, their iconographic depictions show them as strong women and breast intact).
The Amazon was the passion of war. Not only defended their own territory, but also invaded the neighboring lands. Thus, founded several cities and shrines in point, in Eolia and J?nia. They were seen as wild and fearsome warriors. Fought on foot or on horseback and their weapons were the spear, the bow of bronze, the double ax and a shield-shaped short half-moon. Gown with fur from wild animals and wore elmos protecting the head. In times of peace, occupied themselves with the creation of horses, with the game, and simulated battles.
When he trained his daughters to pursue such activities as adults. Its rituals were bloody and their celebrations orgi?sticas. They represented a reversal of sexual roles prevalent in Classical Greece. The Greek women lived a kind of slavery, produce for housework and no right to formal education. They could, indeed, be sold as slaves by the father or the brother, and entrusted to death. The Amazon is the antithesis of female role.
