Scythian nomads were centered on archery and riding horses. Their whole society astounded the Greeks because they kept their women at home weaving and taking care of children. They didn't have an outdoor life at all. So I think that led to this outpouring of Amazon tales, which everyone knew these stories by heart. It's a wonderful reminder of how the debates that we have in the modern world are prefigured in debates we've been having for a very, very, very long time, right?

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