tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5159586935686704899.post1273804584408048867..comments2023-10-25T12:23:14.645+02:00Comments on Grahams Random Ramblings: Amazon WomenGrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473110431282022279noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5159586935686704899.post-77329446052310032572008-11-06T21:30:00.000+02:002008-11-06T21:30:00.000+02:00Regarding the naming of the Amazon River, it's imp...Regarding the naming of the Amazon River, it's important to recognize that the sailors of the 1500's were traveling to the edges of the world, to places marked on maps only as "terra incognita" (unknown land).<BR/><BR/>There was great anxiety about what they might encounter--sea monsters, dragons, mermaids, waterfalls at the end of the world, and so on. This was an age of exploration, with the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5159586935686704899.post-29330405384779080522008-11-06T20:43:00.000+02:002008-11-06T20:43:00.000+02:00Addressing the previous comment, Penthesilea's exi...Addressing the previous comment, Penthesilea's existence as a "real" (i.e. historical) person is all but impossible to prove, but she was certainly a character referenced in Homer's Iliad, which I suppose makes her as "real" as Helen, Paris, Hector, Achilles, or Ajax--or the gods and goddesses themselves.<BR/><BR/>It's important to remember that the Iliad is more like a novel than a history book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5159586935686704899.post-24945462097030249462007-10-28T00:06:00.000+02:002007-10-28T00:06:00.000+02:00I was surprised to learn that penthesila(sp?) was ...I was surprised to learn that penthesila(sp?) was a real women . in the book Queen Of The Amazons I thought she was another made up charcter . nice to know now that she wasn't. you really learn new things everyday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com