![]() ![]() ![]() Aeschylus, in his play Prometheus Bound, places the original home of the Amazons in the country about Lake Maeotis (the modern-day Sea of Azov), stating that they later moved to Themiscyra. § 1) who also mentions the Amazon female warriors from Themiscyra. The town is mentioned as early as the time of Herodotus (iv. ![]() Themiscyra ( / ˌ θ ɛ m ɪ ˈ s k ɪr ə/ Greek: Θεμίσκυρα Themiskyra) was an ancient Greek town in northeastern Anatolia it was situated on the southern coast of the Black Sea, near the mouth of the Thermodon, probably at or near modern Terme.Īccording to Greek mythology, it was the capital city of the Amazons. An amazon fighter statue in Terme of Samsun province in Turkey ![]()
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