# What's up with the Amazons?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-amazons/789108>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [June 16, 2017, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-amazons/789108 "2017-06-16T13:05:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Lucy\_Harper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7bcc69/32.png) [@Lucy\_Harper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucy_Harper)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2017, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-amazons/789108/1 "2017-06-16T13:05:52Z")

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good support and comfortable to read as well…and in total agreement…painted amphoras are some really nice jugs!

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-amazons/789108/2 "2017-06-16T15:04:28Z")

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[Here is a link](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2133/whats-up-with-the-amazons) to the column in question.  
And welcome back, **Lucy Harper**.

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**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2017, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-amazons/789108/3 "2017-06-16T18:05:41Z")

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Loved that particular effort. VERY complete. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-amazons/789108/4 "2017-06-17T04:24:03Z")

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“…these wicked steppe mothers.”

Heh.

Qaddafi also had an all-female unit of bodyguards, with a nickname that might ring a bell: [Amazonian Guard - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazonian_Guard)

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**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-amazons/789108/5 "2017-06-17T12:24:02Z")

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I really miss having one or two new great SDSAB columns each week.