Amazon warrior girl with the spiar

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The mythological and historical context of the Amazon warriors is vast and spans across various cultures and time periods. The Amazons have been depicted in literature, film, television, and other forms of media, showcasing their strength, courage, and fighting prowess. **Literary depictions** * Heinrich von Kleist's play "Penthesilea" (1808) features the Amazon queen Antiope and War Leader Eleutheria. * William Moulton Marston created Wonder Woman, a superheroine, alongside her lover and his wife in DC Comics. * In Philip Armstrong's historical-fantasy series "The Chronicles of Tupiluliuma," the Amazons appear as the Am'azzi. **Film and television** * The 1986 film "Amazons" features a tribe of Amazons prominently. * In the TV series "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys," "Young Hercules," and "Xena: Warrior Princess," several tribes of Amazons are featured, with recurring characters like Gabrielle, Atalanta, and Amarice. **Military units** * Grigory Potemkin created an Amazons Company in 1787, consisting of wives and daughters of soldiers from the Greek Battalion of Balaklava. * The Dahomey Amazons were an all-female military regiment of the Kingdom of Dahomey in present-day Benin. **Movements** * Members of the militant Suffragette movement were referred to as "Amazons" during 1905-1913. * In Ukraine, Katerina Tarnovska leads a group called the Asgarda, which claims to be a new tribe of Amazons.