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They were named Amazons by Western Europeans who encountered them, due to the story of the female warriors of Amazons in Greek mythology. The emergence of an all-female military regiment was the result of Dahomey's male population facing high casualties in the increasingly frequent violence and warfare with neighbouring West African states.
The Woman King is a 2022 American historical action-adventure film about the Agojie, the all-female warrior unit that protected the West African kingdom of Dahomey during the 17th to 19th centuries. Set in the 1820s, the film stars Viola Davis as a general who trains the next generation of warriors to fight their enemies.
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Warrior Women with Lupita Nyong'o was iNews' Gerard Gilbert's Pick of the Day [13] and Sarah Hughes' 4 of 4 star review acknowledged that, "Intriguing as the story was, it was also not straightforward. There’s a fine line between freedom and oppression and the longer that the likeable and enthusiastic Nyong’o spent on the Agojie story the ...
The Agojie warriors, sometimes referred to as the Dahomey Amazons, were an all-female army that protected the Kingdom of Dahomey in West Africa, modern-day Benin, from the 17th century until their ...
The 56-year-old actress transforms into General Nanisca, the leader of an all-female group of African warriors known as the Agojie, in the first trailer for the upcoming epic new film The Woman King.
Dahomey warriors firing at the gunboat Topaze. After re-arming and regrouping, the Fon returned to raiding the Ouémé Valley, [3] the same valley fought over in the first war with France. Victor Ballot, the French Resident at Porto-Novo, was sent via gunboat upriver to investigate. His ship was attacked and forced to depart with five men ...
Gina Prince-Bythewood's follow-up to "The Old Guard" is a forceful account of women warriors in the West African kingdom of Dahomey during the 19th century. Review: Viola Davis adds another jewel ...