Amazonomachia

English Etymology en ine-pro *meh₂gʰ- Borrowed from en fr Amazonomachie or en de Amazonomachie, or a direct learned borrowing from their etymon en grc Ἀμαζονομᾰχῐ́ᾱ 1,n 1184722662 July 2023 from grc Ἀμαζών mythical female warrior from the Black Sea region (for further etymology see that entry) + grc μᾰ́χη battle, combat (either ultimately from en ine-pro *meh₂gʰ- to fight or en qsb-grc) + grc -ῐ́ᾱ suffix forming feminine abstract nouns. The plural form en Amazonomachiae is derived from Amazonomachia + en la -iae plural form of la -ia 1, while en Amazonomachiai is a en grc Ἀμαζονομᾰχῐ́αι 1. Pronunciation Singular: en /ˌæ.mə.zɒ.nəˈmæ.ki.ə/ /-ˈmeɪ-/ RP en /ˌæ.məˌzɑ.nəˈmæ.ki.ə/ /-ˈmeɪ-/ GA en ækiə eɪkiə 7 en Ama zon o mach ia Plural (en Amazonomachiae): en /ˌæ.mə.zɒ.nəˈmæ.ki.iː/ /-aɪ/ RP en /ˌæ.məˌzɑ.nəˈmeɪ.kiˌi/ /-aɪ/ GA en Ama zon o mach i ae Plural (en Amazonomachiai): en /ˌæ.mə.zɒ.nəˈmæ.ki.aɪ/ RP en /ˌæ.məˌzɑ.nəˈmeɪ.kiˌaɪ/ GA en Ama zon o mach i ai Noun + Amazonomachiae Amazonomachiai<l:rare> en Ancient Greece mythology A battle with en Amazon Amazons mythical female warriors thought to inhabit the Black Sea region; also en art, an artistic representation of such a scene. en Amazonomachy en 1873 Samuel Birch X History of Ancient Pottery, Egyptian, Assyrian, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman new London John Murray,Albemarle Street. 422–423 https://archive.org/details/historyofancient00birc/page/423/mode/1up 2282747 In style these vases have the general Apulian type, and their art is of the same late period. Among the subjects are the usual Eros and Aphrodite of this style, Phrixos crossing the Hellespont on the ram, Orestes at Delphi, the sacrifice of the ram of Tantalos, Aktaion seized by his dogs, the burial of Chrysippos, Bellerophon, Meleager and the Kalydonian bear, Herakles and Geryon, the judgment of Paris, the arming of Penthesilea, Europa, the Kentaurs and Amazonomachiai, Omphale, and others of a similar kind. en 1990 w:Camille Paglia Sexual Personae The Amazonomachia, or Amazon contest, symbolized the struggle of civilization against barbarism. Translations battle with Amazons; artistic representation of such a scene Finnish: fi amazonomakhia French: fr amazonomachie f German: de Amazonomachie ? Italian: it amazzonomachia f Portuguese: pt amazonomaquia f References Further reading Amazonomachy