hero of his time was depicted on many Greek and Roman pottery. The painting shown on the pottery is of Herakles battling two Amazon women. The scene shows Herakles on the right with his club in his right hand, and with his left arm he is grabbing the right arm of the fallen Amazon. Both Amazon women are shown with spears, swords and a shield ((3) Online). In addition to their war against Herakles, the Amazons appear most frequently in Greek myth and art as fighting the Greeks. The Amazon warriors that were depicted on the vessel were women who lived on the outer edge of the Greek world. The Amazons play a significant role in several heroic stories and myths; and one widely known mythological story in which the Amazons played an important role was the Troja
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