warrior women

• Where did the Amazonian's live?


  The eastern border's of Greece
• What type of society did the Amazonian's have?


  Matriarchal
• What would happen once a year in an Amazonian society?


  They would visit a neighbouring tribe in order to get pregnant
• What would happen to a boy in Amazonian society?


  They would be sent to live with their fathers or made into slaves or left to die
• What morals did a Amazonian women have?

  That war was more important than marriage or childbearing
• What practice enhanced the standards held by an Amazonian woman?


  They would remove their right breasts, so they weren't held back when throwing a sphere
• What are the two origins to the name 'Amazonian'


  -'Amazoz' -meaning 'no breast'

  - 'Hama-zan' - All women
• What is Amazonomachy?


  Mythological battle against the amazonian women.
• Where was the Amazonomachy frieze found?


  Temple of Apollo at Bassae
• How long is the Amazonomachy frieze?


  31 metres
• What quality do the women in the Amazonomachy frieze have?


  still gentle, although in the middle of a war
• What always happens in an fight between the Amazons and the Greek men?


  Greeks always win
• What does the constant defeat of the Amazons show for Greek women?


  That even the strongest women fall short of being better than men - minimises any power a normal Greek women would have
• Who was the queen of the Amazons?


  Penthesilea
• Why had Penthesilea joined the Trojan War?


  In search of a glorious death
• Why did Penthesilea want to die at the Trojan War?


  She had accidentally killed her sister Hippolyta whist out hunting, and the grief was unbearable
• What happens to Penthesilea in the Trojan War?


  She gets killed on the first day by Achilles, but he falls in love with her after she dies
• Is Camilla myth?


  yes
• What is Camilla the princess of?


  She is a Volscian princess
• Which poem does Camilla appear in?

  Virgil - the Aeneid
• What irregular quality does Camilla have?


  she has small feminine features - e.g. a broach in her hair
• What are Camilla's features?


  A mix of feminine and masculine
• What is Camilla not?


  Hyper-masculine
• Which god is Camilla the living embodiment of?


  Diana
• What is Diana the goddess of?


  hunting, moon, chasteness
• Who was Camilla's father?


  Metabus
• What happened to Camilla's father and Camilla when she was a baby?


  They were exiled
• What did Metabus do?


  Throw Camilla across a river on a spear and say if she landed Camilla would devote her life to Diana
• Where did Camilla live?

  In the wilderness
• Did Camilla have suitors?

  Yes, from most the neighbouring towns
• What is it said that Camilla loved?

  Only two things - her chasteness and her weapons
• What is Camilla destined to do?

  Die in battle
• Who does Diana send to avenge Camilla?

  Opis - a nymph
• What is an aristeia?


  A scene in an epic poem in which a great warrior fights with exceptional courage
• Who kills Camilla and how?

  Enemy soldier called Arruns - throws a spear from a great distance without her noticing.