In
Herodotus,
Themiscyra (Θεμίσκυρα) was the capital of the nation of all-female warriors called
Amazons, on the river
Thermodon. Themiscyra is also the name of an actual place located in modern-day Turkey, the proximity of which to
Troy may help explain why the Amazons reached Troy so quickly in the mythological
Trojan War.