03 Works, Interpretations of Olympian deities, Ellie Burelli’s Amazons, with footnotes #39

Ellie Burelli, United Kingdom
Amazon I

Acrylic on Wood
39.4 W x 39.4 H x 1.6 D in
Private collection

The legendary Amazons were thought to have lived in Pontus, which is part of modern-day Turkey near the southern shore of the Black Sea. There they formed an independent kingdom under the government of a queen named Hippolyta…

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