TY - GEN N2 - Scholars have long been divided over whether the Amazons of Greek legend actually existed. 'Postcolonial Amazons' offers a ground-breaking re-evaluation of the place of martial women in antiquity, bridging the gap between myth and reality by expanding our conception of the Amazon archetype to include the real female warriors of the ancient world. AB - Scholars have long been divided over whether the Amazons of Greek legend actually existed. 'Postcolonial Amazons' offers a ground-breaking re-evaluation of the place of martial women in antiquity, bridging the gap between myth and reality by expanding our conception of the Amazon archetype to include the real female warriors of the ancient world. T1 - Postcolonial amazons :female masculinity and courage in ancient Greek and Sanskrit literature / AU - Penrose, Walter Duvall, ET - First edition. CN - Oxford Scholarship Online CN - HQ1139 ID - 798583 KW - Amazons KW - Women SN - 9780191747069 TI - Postcolonial amazons :female masculinity and courage in ancient Greek and Sanskrit literature / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199533374.001.0001 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199533374.001.0001 ER -