Ἀμαζών
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.
Headword (normalized):
ἀμαζών
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αμαζων
Intro Text:
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.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n1639
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