Show 1 I MYTH AND MAGIC Jj L- L 4 TilE THE AMAZONS When the Spaniards and Portuguese Portuguese Portuguese guese discovered and settled the east coast of South America they encountered on every hand from the Gulf Gult of Mexico to Paraguay an Indian legend of a redoubtable tribe of female warriors who had their home bome somewhere along the banks of ot that river the Amazon which now bears their name name no no doubt given them by the European settlers settlers set set- the tiers who were familiar with Amazons of ancient fable A be belief belief belief be- be lief In their existence is said sald still to exist among some of ot the cario trIbes The The Amazons Amazona are best known to tous tous tous from Grecian mythology The us origin of the myth however Is said of to antedate even the heroic age Grecian fable and to come como from Asia Minor Var Far back in antiquity these them fe female female te- te male warriors are said to have come como from the shores chores of the Caspian Cas Oas pian plan sea and conquering Asia Minor Minor Mi- Mi nor or to have built built the cities ol B of ot Smyrna Myrina and Kyme The worship worshIp- of their queen queena 1 carried carrie a sort of queen bee was with barbaric ceremonies even evento evento evento on history history his his- to the time of authentic GreeK tory this Always known as Ma l was said to be serve erv Hl l by minor priestesses and by eunuchs without number When passed into Greek hands the Greeks took over the the cit city along with 4 |