Amazons were (possibly mythical) warrior women, who are described in the Iliad as "antianeirai", meaning: those who go to war like men. They were also described by Herodotus as "androktones", killers of males. They were said to worship Artemis the virgin goddess of the hunt, and Ares the God of War. As to how they multiplied, some say the Amazons met with men from nearby societies, and chose suitable partners would take into the darkness of the forest and couple with. If they gave birth to a male, they were said to kill, blind or cripple the infant. If they kept them alive they would then use them when they grew into young men (if they were suitable) as a supply of male seed. They also took men prisoner in battle, after choosing the most handsome they then used them for their sexual pleasure, and would either kill them or use them as slaves once their usefulness had been expended. Click the related link below and choose Amazons from menu on the left. The last paragraph is about reproduction.
Amazons reproduce by going into a nearby village and seducing the males one night every few months. If they had male babies they would send them downriver to the men and keep the females.
Last of the Amazons was created in 2002.
Amazons II was created in 1982.
Last of the Amazons has 396 pages.
Amazons II has 239 pages.
The duration of Queen of the Amazons is 3600.0 seconds.
Los Angeles Amazons was created in 2002.
The Naturalist on the River Amazons was created in 1863.
Queen of the Amazons was created on 1947-01-15.
Free Amazons of Darkover was created in 1985.
Legendary Amazons was created on 2011-11-18.
Arthur Ransome is the author of Swallows and Amazons
Free Amazons of Darkover has 304 pages.