Adrienne Mayorさんのイラストまとめ

"A beautiful book. . . . The Amazons by Adrienne Mayor is required reading."---Anna Meldolesi, Corriere della Sera
#AncientAmazons

Amazingly similar to Alexander the Great's glass diving bell & those used by deep-sea sponge divers described by Aristotle! https://t.co/QO6qDi7zz8

Mulan, warrior woman of ancient China
Her ancestry was likely steppe nomad

@thiliel @BeccaMerkelbach here are some medieval giantesses for you
Gertha/Gerda and Gonlod

Four Horsewomen of the Apocalypse
by IrenHorrors, Deviant Art

'Fascinating story of how various tribes encountered & interpreted dinosaur bones & other fossil remains...surprisingly relevant views of early peoples confronting evidence of prehistoric life. This pioneering work replaces cultural estrangement w belated understanding'--Booklist

love @flaroh 's version of the witch Medea's getaway chariot drawn by dragons

#Buddha #robots by John Sumrow

Did you know female Centaurs were a Thing for the ancient Romans?
ancient mosaic and silver cup

Medieval #WildWomen Warriors
#WarriorWomen