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Cherronesus

Cherronesus was the legendary city of the Amazons, located somewhere in western Libya. Most of the (scarce) details about the city came from Diodorus Siculus, a Greek historian in Sicily who flourished in the first century BC.

Under the rule of their queen, Myrina, she drove a rival race of woman warriors known as the Gorgons out of their territory. She conquered several territories in the West, such as in Asia Minor, and founded the city of Mitylene on the island of Lesbos.

The surviving Amazons returned to Libya after the death of Myrina and their defeat at the hands of the Thracians and Scythians in Asia Minor.

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Myrina

Myrina

A Libyan Amazon queen. Nothing is known about Myrina, except in the account of Diodorus Siculus' Library of History (1st century BC). Her capital was in the city of Cherronesus, in Libya. According to Diodorus, Myrina lived in the time before Pers...

January 1st, 2002 • Jimmy Joe
Themiscyra

Themiscyra

Themiscyra was the principal city of the Amazons , and it was located on the Thermodon River that emptied into the Black Sea. Themiscyra is now called Termeh. The Amazons were a tribe of warrior women, said to have originated from Central Asia, an...

August 8th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Background

Background

Breastless Warriors Amazons in Libya Breastless Warriors The mythological woman warrior with a leopard hide on her head, holding either a spear and shield or a drawn bow, has remained etched in our memory. These warriors were known as the Amazons,...

January 1st, 2002 • Jimmy Joe
Amazons

Amazons

The Amazons (Ἀμαζόνες) were a race of women warriors that hasn't only appeared in Greek mythology, but also in other cultures. The Amazons became popular subjects for writers and artists. They were fierce enemies or allies to many heroes in the cl...

January 1st, 2002 • Jimmy Joe
Libya

Libya

Libya was a large region, west of Egypt, in northern Africa. This included the present day Libya, including modern Morocco, in the West. The region was named after Libya, the daughter of Epaphus, king of Egypt, and Memphis, daughter of the river g...

August 8th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Lesbos

Lesbos

Lesbos was a large island in the Aegean Sea, off the western coast of Mysia, Asia Minor. The only mythological tale I could find that was associated with Lesbos was that of Myrina , the Amazon queen of Libya, who seized the island with her warrior...

August 8th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Cyrene

Cyrene

Cyrene (Κυρήνη) was the daughter of Hypseus, a Lapith king in Thessaly. Cyrene was renowned for her beauty and strength. Cyrene was probably an attendant of Artemis , and she was renowned for her skill in hunting. She was hunting in the region of ...

June 22nd, 2003 • Jimmy Joe
Otrere

Otrere

An Amazon Queen. Otrere was the mother of Penthesileia , and according to Quintus Smyrnaeus, in the Fall of Troy, the mother of Hippolyte (sometimes called Melanippe or Glauce).

January 1st, 2002 • Jimmy Joe
Cyrene

Cyrene

Cyrene was a coastal city in Libya. It was named after the Thessalian nymph named Cyrene. Historically, Cyrene was a Greek colony, which became a major city in Libya. Cyrene was the daughter of Hypseus, a Lapith king in Thessaly. Cyrene was renown...

August 8th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Penthesileia

Penthesileia

An Amazon queen. Penthesileia was the daughter of the war god Ares and Otrere. Penthesileia was as superb and fierce a warrior as she was beautiful. Penthesileia killed another Amazon queen named Hippolyta or Hippolyte. Priam , the king of Troy, p...

January 1st, 2002 • Jimmy Joe

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