amazons in English

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1
a river in South America that flows more than 4,150 miles (6,683 km) through Peru, Colombia, and Brazil into the Atlantic Ocean. It drains two-fifths of the continent and, in terms of water-flow, is the largest river in the world.
2
a member of a legendary race of female warriors believed by the ancient Greeks to exist in Scythia (near the Black Sea in modern Russia) or elsewhere on the edge of the known world.
Perhaps the most widely known of legendary women warriors are the Greek Amazons and the Nordic Valkyries.
3
a parrot, typically green and with a broad rounded tail, found in Central and South America.
More than other parrot species, Amazons are well known for their strong or often moody characters.
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1. We're Amazons.

2. Amazons of Themyscira Founded by Aphrodite, Hippolyta Notable Members Diana, Philippus, Artemis Status active Base Themyscira The Amazons are an all-female society of superhumans, based on the Amazons of Greek mythology

3. The Amazons were first referenced in Robert E

4. The Amazons fought a war against the Mygdonians

5. The Amazons were a favorite subject for sculptors and painters

6. The following month, ten amazons were released at Río Abajo.

7. It means the final battle between Atlantis and the Amazons has begun.

8. The Amazons were moon-worshippers and considered 13 an auspicious number

9. In Theseus’s case, he reportedly ran off with the Amazons’ queen.

10. By the way, with aphids you have only females, like Amazons.

11. The Amazons were believed to have been the first to tame horses.

12. The Amazons were a nation of women dwelling near the river Thermodon

13. The Amazons were famous for being all women and for hating men.

14. The Amazons soon returned to Themiscyra and eagerly awaited news from Alexander, but …

15. She led an army of Amazons to Troy to fight against the Greeks

16. Amazons were long considered a myth. These discoveries show warrior women were real

17. According to Greek Mythology, the Amazons were a tribe of entirely female warriors

18. Artemis is the Shim'Tar (greatest warrior) of the Egyptian Amazons of Bana-Mighdall

19. Another Andromache to appear in Greek mythology is the queen of the Amazons.

20. It was believed that the Amazons lived in Themiscyra near the Black Sea

21. The Game of the Amazons (in Spanish, El Juego de las Amazonas; often called Amazons for short) is a two-player abstract strategy game invented in 1988 by Walter Zamkauskas of Argentina.

22. The Amazons appear in other Greek myths, such as the adventures of Heracles and Theseus

23. The Amazons are a race of warrior women who exist as part of Greek mythology

24. At a club level, she plays for Nasarawa Amazons in the Nigerian Women's Championship.

25. In classical art and writings, the fearsome Amazons were always portrayed as brave and heroic.

26. In Greek mythology, the Amazons were fearsome adversaries to the greatest heroes of the day

27. The ascribed habitat of the Amazons necessarily became more remote as Greek geographic knowledge developed.

28. There have been three major incarnations of these Amazons, one before the Crisis, and two after

29. Little girls played with Amazon dolls, and Amazons were a favorite subject on Greek vase paintings.

30. Amazons and Scythians, by Otto van Veen, (pre 1629) Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna ( Public Domain) Scythian Burial Mounds

31. The Amazons lost in this war, because young King Priam of Troy was ally of the Mygdonians

32. The Amazons of DC Comics are a race of warrior women who exist as part of Greek mythology

33. "The Amazons is a stupendous achievement—a long-anticipated centerpiece in the great puzzle of humankind

34. However, the Amazons didn't know how to sail so they floundered until they landed by the cliffs of the Scythians

35. The Amazons were a race of female warriors in Greek mythology, who dwelt in the region of modern-day Ukraine

36. Penthesilea, in Greek mythology, a queen of the Amazons, well respected for her bravery, her skill in weapons, and her wisdom

37. Zack Snyder's Justice League hints at a historic conflict between the Amazons and Atlanteans, which could be reprised in the upcoming The Flash

38. Strong and brave, the Amazons were a force to be reckoned with in Greek mythology—but did the fierce female warriors really exist?

39. "The Amazons (also called oiropatas—man-killers) were taken captive by the Greeks and put on board ship where they murdered the crew

40. The Amazons were said to have lived in Ephesus, in Asia Minor, and were said have erected an image to Artemis beneath an oak trunk

41. The Amazons of Themyscira or Paradise Island are a race of powerful warrior women, led by Queen Hippolyta, and defended by their champion Wonder Woman

42. The story of the Amazons probably originated as a variant of a tale recurrent in many cultures, that of a distant land organized oppositely from one’s own

43. Theseus, the slayer of the Minotaur, and Heracles, known in Ancient Rome and in the West as Hercules, were both said to have battled the Amazons

44. Lysogenic Type Amazons They are dubbed as "Origin" as being the original source of the lysogenic cells mutating humans into New Type Amazons. These are by far the deadliest type of the Amazon, as they sport far greater fighting capacity even compared to the Amazon Riders, and capable of even regenerating lost limbs within a short span of time.

45. Sula Every time Amazons swarmed beneath them, demanding their surrender, Hazel made a crate of jewelry explode, Burying their enemies in a Niagara Falls of gold and silver

46. In March 2016, Imo scored the only goal for Nasarawa Amazons in their defeat to Nigeria under 17 team, in preparation for 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

47. Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists is a fun and fascinating graphic novel–style primer that covers the key figures and events that have advanced women’s rights from antiquity to the modern era

48. All it amounted to was Howard mentioning in passing "the vast Black Kingdoms of the Amazons" (The essay was also serialized in Savage Sword of Conan I#7-8, 12, 15-17).

49. Due to Bramble's hefty boost to poison skill damage, and bonuses to maximum Mana and Mana regeneration, poison-using Necromancers, Amazons, and Druids using the Rabies skill may find this rune word very useful

50. They live on Paradise Island (also known as Themyscira), an isolated location in the middle of the ocean where they are hidden from Man's World (the rest of the world; given this name by the Amazons for obvious reasons)