{"id":2045,"date":"2024-06-12T20:24:12","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T20:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/david-frost\/v1\/?p=2045"},"modified":"2024-06-12T20:24:12","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T20:24:12","slug":"who-were-the-real-life-amazon-warriors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/david-frost\/v1\/who-were-the-real-life-amazon-warriors\/","title":{"rendered":"Who were the real-life Amazon warriors?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I put full credence in the National Geographic organization for its enlightening article about the true-blue Amazon warriors.<\/p>\n<p>With the bottom line up front \u2013 those very tough ladies were NOT from the Amazon region. They were from the Mediterranean area \u2013 Scythia.<\/p>\n<p>May I quote from\u00a0STRONG to SAVE\u00a0\u2013 with its equal obeisance to strong ladies and gentlemen?<\/p>\n<p>Here goes:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feminine Feats<\/strong><br \/>\nFeats of strength were lauded in noble Olympic tradition, and<br \/>\nthrough the years of history. Yet, feats of strength were not always<br \/>\nmanly.<\/p>\n<p>I offer this\u00a0<em>myth-buster\u00a0<\/em>that champions physical feats of<br \/>\nScythian women who were erroneously labeled Amazon warriors. A<br \/>\ncredible 2014 National Geographic article offers that: \u201cArchaeology<br \/>\nshows that these fierce women also smoked pot, got tattoos,<br \/>\nkilled\u2014and loved\u2014men.\u201d4\u00a0<em>Just sharing\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/strongtosave.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Amazon-warrior_Shutterstock_1018104427.jpg?resize=453%2C453&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"(max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/strongtosave.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Amazon-warrior_Shutterstock_1018104427.jpg?w=453&amp;ssl=1 453w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/strongtosave.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Amazon-warrior_Shutterstock_1018104427.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/strongtosave.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Amazon-warrior_Shutterstock_1018104427.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/strongtosave.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Amazon-warrior_Shutterstock_1018104427.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/strongtosave.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Amazon-warrior_Shutterstock_1018104427.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"453\" height=\"453\" data-attachment-id=\"40\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/strongtosave.blog\/2024\/02\/16\/who-were-the-real-life-amazon-warriors\/amazon-warrior_shutterstock_1018104427\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/strongtosave.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Amazon-warrior_Shutterstock_1018104427.jpg?fit=453%2C453&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"453,453\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Amazon-warrior_Shutterstock_1018104427\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/strongtosave.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Amazon-warrior_Shutterstock_1018104427.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/strongtosave.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Amazon-warrior_Shutterstock_1018104427.jpg?fit=453%2C453&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>No<\/strong>, those lady warriors did not have breasts removed to<br \/>\nbecome better archers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>No<\/strong>, they didn\u2019t come from Lesbos or from the<br \/>\nAmazon region.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yes,<\/strong>\u00a0they adapted to horse riding in ancient Scythia.<br \/>\nAnd \u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yes<\/strong>, their strong skills and prowess scared the bejabbers out of<br \/>\nmany Mediterranean males. Those real Amazons learned how to die<br \/>\nhard at the expense of others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>Ladies, why not embody the physical<br \/>\nand mental spirits of those great Scythians?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>Be the strong equal of<br \/>\nmen.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">\nLadies, do\u00a0<em>not\u00a0<\/em>give in to \u201cyes but\u201d reasons of lesser souls who<br \/>\nunder-invest in their bodies and banks:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Social<\/li>\n<li>Psychological<\/li>\n<li>Lack of knowledge<\/li>\n<li>Lack of facilities or motivating coach<\/li>\n<li>Shortness of time.<\/li>\n<li>Do or do not. Find ways or make them. Invest.<br \/>\nToday\u2019s great athletes (of both genders) present and \u201ccarry<br \/>\nthemselves\u201d as did Braveheart, Ulysses, Stoics, and the Scythian<br \/>\nfemales in days of yore. Aesthetic bodies are both hard and hard to<br \/>\noverlook, aren\u2019t they? Reflect on this timeless wisdom of Socrates:<br \/>\n\u201cIt is a shame \u2026 to grow old without seeing the beauty and<br \/>\nstrength of which (a) body is capable.\u201d Thank you, Socrates!<br \/>\nWho among us looks away from heavenly bodies?<sup class=\"fn\" data-fn=\"85a877ee-f5f3-4133-8276-9853f647cbbd\"><a id=\"85a877ee-f5f3-4133-8276-9853f647cbbd-link\" href=\"https:\/\/strongtosave.blog\/2024\/02\/16\/who-were-the-real-life-amazon-warriors\/#85a877ee-f5f3-4133-8276-9853f647cbbd\">1<\/a><\/sup>Do or do not. Find ways or make them. Invest.<br \/>\nToday\u2019s great athletes (of both genders) present and \u201ccarry<br \/>\nthemselves\u201d as did Braveheart, Ulysses, Stoics, and the Scythian<br \/>\nfemales in days of yore. Aesthetic bodies are both hard and hard to<br \/>\noverlook, aren\u2019t they?<\/li>\n<li>Reflect on this timeless wisdom of Socrates:<br \/>\n\u201cIt is a shame \u2026 to grow old without seeing the beauty and<br \/>\nstrength of which (a) body is capable.\u201d Thank you, Socrates!<br \/>\n<em>Who among us looks away from heavenly bodies?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>As always \u2013 PLEASE reach out if you wish sweat-backed and science-based tips for FORTIUS. Stay\u00a0<strong>STRONG TO SAVE<\/strong>!\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\/s\/<em><strong>Dave Frost<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li>+1 858.925.3895<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:dave@strongtosave.com\">dave@strongtosave.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\">\n<div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\">\n<h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I put full credence in the National Geographic organization for its enlightening article about the true-blue Amazon warriors. With the bottom line up front \u2013 those very tough ladies were NOT from the Amazon region. They were from the Mediterranean area \u2013 Scythia. May I quote from\u00a0STRONG to SAVE\u00a0\u2013 with its equal obeisance to strong [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2046,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/david-frost\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/david-frost\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/david-frost\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/david-frost\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/david-frost\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2045"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/david-frost\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2045\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2047,"href":"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/david-frost\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2045\/revisions\/2047"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/david-frost\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/david-frost\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/david-frost\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/david-frost\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}