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The histories and legends in Greek mythology may be inspired by warrior women among the Sarmatians. Artemis (Latin Diana) is the Greek goddess of the hunt, daughter of Zeus and Leto and twin sister to Apollo. She is usually depicted bearing a bow and arrows. Atalanta is one of the few mortal heroines in Greek mythology. She possessed great ...
Female evil spirits or malicious monsters in folklore, legends, and mythology. These monstrous women are often portrayed as predatory creatures, who are usually seen seducing male humans or snatching young children in order to kill, eat, or otherwise harm them.
[2] "Amazon" has become an eponym for woman warriors and athletes in both modern and ancient society. In British mythology, Queen Cordelia fought off several contenders for her throne by personally leading the army in its battles as well as defending her home from her own warring family members, until she eventually commits suicide due to grief.
Monster Musume manga series by Okayado (2012–present): Many of the female characters are mermaids, centaurs, etc. Seraphina by Rachel Hartman (2012): Seraphina, half-dragon, half-human; The Girl with All the Gifts by M. R. Carey (2014): Melanie, infected with a zombie virus [9] Talon series by Julie Kagawa (2014): Ember, a dragon hiding in ...
Pages in category "Female legendary creatures" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 211 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The term Shield-maiden is a calque of the Old Norse: skjaldmær.Since Old Norse has no word that directly translates to warrior, but rather drengr, rekkr and seggr can all refer to male warrior and bragnar can mean warriors, it is problematic to say that the term meant female warrior to Old Norse speakers.
Pages in category "Fictional female warriors" The following 70 pages are in this category, out of 70 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Women in Greek mythology (25 C, 293 P) H. ... Women in Russian mythology (2 C, 2 P) S. Female spirits (8 C, 3 P) W. Witches in folklore (7 ... Women warriors in ...