"The real Amazons were long believed to be purely imaginary. They were the mythical warrior women who were the archenemies of the ancient Greeks. Every Greek hero or champion, from Hercules to Theseus and Achilles, had to prove his mettle by fighting a powerful warrior queen."
Adrienne Mayor is an American historian of ancient science and classical folklore. She is known for scholarship on ancient myths, natural history, and warfare, including work on the concept of Amazons in antiquity. She is affiliated with Stanford University as a research scholar.