# Did the Amazons really exist?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Adrienne Mayor
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/adrienne_mayor_did_the_amazons_really_exist)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

It was long assumed that Amazons, the fierce and fearsome women warriors of Greece, were imaginary. But curiously enough, stories from ancient Egypt, Persia, the Middle East, Central Asia, India and China also featured Amazon-like warrior women. And Amazons were described in ancient historical accounts, not just myths. Who were the real women warriors known as Amazons? Adrienne Mayor investigates. \[TED-Ed Animation by Silvia Prietov\]

## Lectures

1. [Did the Amazons really exist?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/adrienne_mayor_did_the_amazons_really_exist/b1e997c574ae), 5 min (TED's player)