Amazons. Women warriors

Motif

Amazons. Women warriors.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Remarkable persons. · Unusual manner of life. · view the constellation · filed as F565.1

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“Tiphys, son of Hagnias, who steered the ship; Orpheus, son of Oeagrus; Zetes and Calais, sons of Boreas ; Castor and Pollux, sons of Zeus ; Telamon and Peleus, sons of Aeacus; Hercules, son of Zeus; Theseus, son of Aegeus; Idas and Lynceus, sons of Aphareus; Ampbhiaraus, son of Oicles; Caeneus, son of Coronus; Palaemon, son of Hephaestus or of Aetolus ; Cepheus, son of Aleus ; Laertes son of Arci- sius; Autolycus, son of Hermes;…”

— The Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK I, ch. IX · served from our shelf uncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan

On our shelf — the index’s citations, resolved to served chapters

GreekThe Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK I, ch. IXThompson cites: Fox 85, *Frazer Apollodorus I 98 n. 1

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Literary CrystallizationFour Plays (The Tempest, A Midsummer-Night's Dream, The Winter's Tale, King Lear) — University Press Shakespeare, ed. Sidney Lee, A Midsummer-Night's Dream Act 2

Scholars’ trail — 12references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

EnglishWells 105 (The Prose Alexander) Malory Morte Darthur X 39
IcelandicOlrik Sakses Oldhistorie I (1892) 52ff., *Boberg
GreekFox 85, *Frazer Apollodorus I 98 n. 1 → on our shelf: The Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK I, ch. IX
India*Thompson-Balys, Tawney II 589 n.
ChineseEberhard FFC CXX 411 s. v. "Amazonen"
Philippine (Tinguian)Cole 68
N. Am. IndianHatt Asiatic Influences 70ff.
S. Am. Indian*Chamberlain JAFL XXIV 16, Alexander Lat. Am. 19 n. 5, 281f., (Tropical Forests): Lowie BBAE CXLIII (3) 55.
general **Klein Die Antiken Amazonensagen in der deutschen Literatur (Leipzig, 1919)
general *Chauvin VIII 55 No. 22
general *Gaster Exempla 186f. No. 5A. – Irish myth: *Cross
general MacCulloch Celtic 144

Within the index

Filed under Women warriors or hunters.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Amazons cut off left breast of daughters so that they can handle bow All male children killed by Amazons Queen takes husband's place in battle

Filed beside it

Remarkably strong women Parliament of women Women hunters

Travels with

Woman instructs in art of arms. (Cf. F565.1.)

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Sleepless dragon Brazen-footed, fire-breathing bulls. (Cf. B15.6, B15.5)Animal languages learned from serpent (not eaten). (Cf. B176.)Bird language Grateful animals Helpful serpent Tabu: falsely claiming the powers of a god Transformation and disenchantment at will Power of self-transformation received from a god Magic ship. (Cf. D1121.)Magic drug renders invulnerable. (Cf. D1240.)Symplegades. Rocks that clash together at intervals. (Cf. D931.)

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