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Amazons
In
Greek mythology
, the
Amazons
(, , singular , ) were a race of woman warriors.
Herodotus
reported that they were related to the
Scythians
(an
Iranian people
) and placed them in a region bordering
Scythia
in
Sarmatia
(modern territory of
Ukraine
). Other historiographers place them in
Anatolia
, or sometimes
Libya
.
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Amazons!
Amazons!
is an
anthology
of
fantasy
stories, edited by
Jessica Amanda Salmonson
, with a cover and frontispiece by
Michael Whelan
. It was first published in paperback by
DAW Books
in December 1979, and was the first significant fantasy anthology of works featuring female protagonists by (mostly) female authors. It received the 1980
World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology
.
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