Athena. Let's make sure her armor is practical, although our actress needs to be able to move and her character is not (currently) going to war....

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Headless Amazon - PERIOD: 5th century BC. Classical Greece (480-323 B.C). DISCOVERY SITE: Athens. | Photo (C) Archives Alinari, Florence, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Fratelli Alinari

Amazons

Byzantine mosaic. This mosaic was built in the ancient city of Edessa in what is now Sanliurfa, Turkey.

Visit this site for information about the Amazons. Ancient Greek mythology about the names and roles of the Amazons. Beautiful pictures and images of Amazons.

The House of Orpheus. Late 2nd — early 3rd century CE.

The House of Orpheus. Late 2nd — early 3rd century CE.

Walking with the left leg in advance and the head turned to the right, raising the garment with the left hand. The right hand may have held a bow. The turn at the hips is crudely expressed; the back of the figure is shapeless and lacking in detail. The biceps are well developed. The face is flat, with a chin too short, but has finely wrought features. The upper eyelid extends over the lower at the outer corner. The costume is a sort of "peplos" with a bib on the front, formed by folding the…

Achilles mourns Penthesilea. Alexander Rothaug. Austrian. 1870-1946. oil on canvas. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

Orithye et Antiopè (fille d'Arès), reines de Amazones (Orithyia and Antiope) -- BnF Français 599 fol. 18v

Greek Mythology Link - a collection of myths retold by Carlos Parada, author of Genealogical Guide to Greek Mythology.