They were a group of female warriors and hunters, who were as skilled and courageous as men in physical agility, strength, archery, riding skills, and the arts of combat.

In Greek mythology, the Amazons ( Ancient Greek: Ἀμαζόνες Amazónes, singular Ἀμαζών Amazōn, via Latin Amāzon, -ŏnis) are portrayed in a number of ancient epic poems and legends, such as the Labours of Heracles, the Argonautica and the Iliad. Detail from painted sarcophagus found in Italy, 350-325 BC 'Amazon preparing for battle' (Queen Antiope or Hippolyta) or 'Armed Venus', by Pierre-Eugène-Emile Hébert, 1860, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Wounded Amazon of the Capitoline Museums, Rome A Greek fighting an Amazon. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) WikiProject Classical Greece and Rome may be able to help recruit an expert. The specific problem is: to make bold edits to return the article to a Good article track, dealing with enormous primary source/ WP:PSTS issue, the source quality issue x (see Gerhard Pollauer, citations, etc.) and with the many subsections (sub§) that have become dumping grounds for one sentence and longer unsourced additions (see 'Jordanes' Getica.' paragraph, sub§ 'In literature and media', and many other unsourced sub§s, e.g., 'Historical background', 'Dealings with the Scythians', etc.).

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