The Amazon warriors of ancient Greek lore were once considered mythical figures. But in recent years, archaeological work and genetic analysis have identified women buried with weapons, horseback ...

Were the Amazons of ancient Greek mythology — fierce female warriors said to have roamed a vast area around the Black Sea known as Scythia — real? Or were they as fictitious as other Greek myths, such ...

Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Dec. 28, 2020. The audio is available here. For centuries, scholars assumed that Greek myths about fierce warrior women they called Amazons were just ...