Did the Amazons really exist? - Adrienne Mayor

Did the Amazons really exist? - Adrienne Mayor with tags ted, ted-ed, teded, ted education, ted ed, amazons, warrior, women, myth, greece, adrienne mayor, silvia prietov, exist, real

Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/tededView full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/did-the-amazons-really-exist-adrienne-mayorIt was long assumed that Amazons, the fierce and fearsome women warriors of Greece, were imaginary. But curiously enough, stories from ancient Egypt, Persia, the Middle East, Central Asia, India and China also featured Amazon-like warrior women. And Amazons were described in ancient historical accounts, not just myths. Who were the real women warriors known as Amazons? Adrienne Mayor investigates.Lesson by Adrienne Mayor, animation by Silvia Prietov.Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Chris Adriaensen, Lowell Fleming, Amir Ghandeharioon, Anuj Tomar, Sunny Patel, Vijayalakshmi, Devesh Kumar, Uday Kishore, Aidan Forero, Leen Mshasha, Allan Hayes, Thomas Bahrman, Alexander Baltadzhiev, Vaibhav Mirjolkar, Tony, Michelle, Katie and Josh Pedretti, Erik Biemans, Gaurav Mathur, Sameer Halai, Hans Peng, Tekin Gltekin, Hector Quintanilla, PH Chua, Raheem, Penelope Misquitta, Ravi S. Rmphal, Emma Moyse, Fahad Nasser Chowdhury, Marin Kovachev, Roman Pinchuk, Mohamad Aiman Fitri Bin Annuar, Daniel Huerga, Maria Lerchbaumer, Kevin Le, Edgar Campos Barrachina, Dianne Palomar, The Brock, Curtis Light, Ernest Chow, Liana Switzer, Maija Chapman, Pamela Harrison, Dylan Drover, Mighterbump , Beatriz Incio, Robert Hargis, Soma Ali, Mark wisdom, Mircea Srbu, Ai Ejima, and Molly Gardner.