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Actually (though I get your joke) the derivation of "Amazon" from a-maza or without the (right) breast, although popularly accepted by some Ancient Greeks (eg., see Strabo 11.5.1) is not attested. Herodotus mentions them in the same passage Wolfe used to name his Scythian character Oior ("Man"); see Hdt. 4.110.
Jeremy
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From: "Talarican" <exultnttalarican at mindspring.com>
Subject:
=?iso-8859-1?Q?If_You're_Going_to_Ste._Anne,_Be_Sure_to_Pack_a_Sweater?> Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 23:51:28 -0500
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I am still awaiting delivery of my used copies of 5HC (1 Scribner's, 1 Ace) from that emporium called, in one of your dead languages, "Lacking Breast". The oddities of your language and culture provide me endless puzzlement and amusement. When I have those tomes, I can search for more evidence.