Amazonomachy: Myth & Symbols of Power: Classical Civilization: GCSE (9:1)

Amazons

race of warriors from Asia minor, associated with warfare, horse-riding and hunting

Amazonomachy

battle between Heracles and Hippolyte, and Hercales and Theseus against the amazons. Also represents triumph over foreign people

Bassae, Temple of Apollo

Dedicated to Appolo Epikourios, the helper

Iktinos

Architect of the temple of Apollo and the Amazonomachy

450BC

Date of the Temple of Apollo at Bassae

Bellerphon

killed chimera and was sent to battle against the amazons

Homer

Describes Amons as women equal of men in Illiad

Achilles

Amazons came to Troy's and King Priams help; Achilles kills their queen, Penthesilea, but falls in love after removing her helmet

Persians

Symbolised by the Amazons. The Greeks used this as a way of expressing their defeat of the Persians

Barbarism

The quality of being uncivilised and not Greek. The amazonomachy uses the amazons to represent the Greek triumph over barbarism.

Allegory

A story in which each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself.

Hercules

His 9th labour involved taking the belt from the queen of the amazons, Hippolyta. A misunderstanding led to her death and a battle with the Amazons.