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Ἀμαζών Commonly derived from a_privat, μαζός, from the fable that they got rid of the right breast, that it might not interfere with the use of the bow. mostly in pl. Ἀμάζονες, αἱ, the Amazons, a warlike race of women in Scythia, Il., Hdt., etc.

ShortDef

the Amazons

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Headword:

Ἀμαζών

Headword (normalized):

ἀμαζών

Headword (normalized/stripped):

αμαζων

IDX:

1639

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n1639

Key:

*)amazw/n

Data

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