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AMAZONS at the Moonspeaker |
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The Amazons existed. But, their history has been long lost, or else so corrupted by later peoples who would rather we forgot them they are barely recognizable. Surprisingly, the ancient Greeks are not the worst offenders. It is a common misperception that the Greeks told stories about only Amazon defeats... in fact, they preserved quite a bit of Amazon history, although in debased form. This is a version of a book in progress, so you may notice differences if you were to compare it to a printed version.
There are other interesting sites on Amazons, but if you don't want the usual 'they were doomed to die because they wouldn't obey the men' then you may prefer sites like these two, which don't repeat that lie:
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Sourcebook for What? For a larger writing project following through on the idea that really, *somebody* ought to try writing a cycle of myths and heroic studies that feature women. No doubt someone has already done this sort of thing, and there are probably cycles of traditional stories that I don't know about that do just that. Luckily there's nothing saying nobody can do it again. For those of you wondering when the actual stories will start appearing, I can't give a precise schedule. Between real life and other issues, I've been forced to keep the idea warm but not ready to serve yet. That said, something in the next two to three months is a real possibility. (It's August, 2008 as I write this.) And For The Record: I am the author, illustrator, and mapmaker for all texts on this website unless otherwise noted. |
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