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Female Warriors, Vol. 1 (of 2): Memorials of Female Valour and Heroism, from the Mythological Ages to the Present Era.Clayton, Ellen C. (Ellen Creathorne)

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Female Warriors, Vol. 1 (of 2): Memorials of Female Valour and Heroism, from the Mythological Ages to the Present Era.

Name: Female Warriors, Vol. 1 (of 2): Memorials of Female Valour and Heroism, from the Mythological Ages to the Present Era.
Author: Clayton, Ellen C. (Ellen Creathorne)

Clayton, Ellen C. (Ellen Creathorne)

Amazons; Women -- Biography; Women soldiers

FEMALE WARRIORS.

FEMALE WARRIORS.

MEMORIALS OF

_FEMALE VALOUR AND HEROISM, FROM THE MYTHOLOGICAL AGES TO THE PRESENT
ERA._

BY ELLEN C. CLAYTON (_MRS. NEEDHAM_),

AUTHOR OF "QUEENS OF SONG," "ENGLISH FEMALE ARTISTS," ETC.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. I.

    LONDON:
    TINSLEY BROTHERS, 8, CATHERINE STREET, STRAND.
    1879.
    [_All Rights Reserved._]

    PRINTED BY TAYLOR AND CO.,
    10, LITTLE QUEEN STREET, LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS.

    THIS SHORT RECORD IS
    Dedicated,

    IN TOKEN OF AFFECTION AND ESTEEM,

    TO
    MADAME RONNIGER.

CONTENTS.

                                                                 Page
  CHAPTER I.

  Mythology--Warlike Goddesses--The Amazons--The Sarmatians--The
  Machlyes and Auses--The Zaveces--More Modern Tribes of Amazons
  in Asia and Africa                                                   1

  CHAPTER II.

  Semiramis, Queen of Assyria--Harpalyce, daughter of Lycurgus,
  King of Thrace--Atalanta (Argonautic Expedition)--Camilla, Queen
  of the Volscians--Tomyris, Queen of the Massagetæ--Telesilla the
  Poetess--The Two Artemisias (I. and II.) Queens of Caria--Mania,
  Governess of Æolia--Cratesipolis of Sicyon--Arsinoe, Queen of
  Egypt                                                               24

  CHAPTER III.

  Hypsicrates, Queen of Mithridates the Great--Cleopatra--Candace,
  Queen of Ethiopia--Boadicea and her Daughters--Ancient British,
  Caledonian, and German Female Warriors--Combats of Roman
  Ladies--Nero's Amazons--Victoria, Empress of the West--Zenobia,
  Queen of the East--Empress Hunila, and other Gothic Amazons--Mavia,
  Queen of Pharan--Pharandsem, Queen of Armenia                       47

  CHAPTER IV.

  THE ARABS.

  Henda, Wife of Abu Sofian, an Arab Chief--Forka, an Arabian
  Lady--Woman of Yemaumah--Arab and Greek Heroines at the Siege
  of Damascus--Khaullah--Prefect of Tripoli's Daughter--Ayesha,
  Widow of the Prophet--Cahina the Sorceress, Queen of the
  Berbers--Saidet, Queen of Persia--Turkhan-Khatun, Sultana of
  Kharezmé--Hadee'yah, title of a Maiden who precedes the Bedouin
  Arabs in battle at the present day                                  75

  CHAPTER V.

  Libyssa and Valasca, Queens of Bohemia--Wanda, Queen of
  Poland--Moors in Spain--Women of Tudmir--Female Knights of
  Tortosa--Alleged Origin of the word "Infantry"--Queen
  Carcas--Elfrida, Daughter of Alfred the Great--Igor, Grand
  Duchess of Russia--Richilda, Countess of Hainault                   90

  CHAPTER VI.

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