Another explanation for “Amazon”: The story goes that this was a group of warlike women with a reputation and society somewhat like the Spartans — except that, but for essential purposes, that their culture was devoid of men. Supposedly, the women had their right breasts removed in order to facilitate the use of bow and arrow. Hence the name, Amazon; literally, “without breast”, a-mammary.
Another explanation for “Amazon”: The story goes that this was a group of warlike women with a reputation and society somewhat like the Spartans — except that, but for essential purposes, that their culture was devoid of men. Supposedly, the women had their right breasts removed in order to facilitate the use of bow and arrow. Hence the name, Amazon; literally, “without breast”, a-mammary.