Mythology & Folklore - Unit 2

a genre of art that depicts mythical Amazons is called

• mythology

• legends

• Amazonomachy

• Amazons of Dahomey

The Amazons of Dahomey were

• the collection of stories that form a system based in a particular culture or society

• an all-female military troop that originated as a group of elephant herders but became a fierce militia

• a story that tells a moral or a lesson and involves an animal with human characteristics

• a genre of art that depicts the mythical Amazons

Celtic queen of Iceni tribe who led a rebellion against the Romans who occupied Britain during first century A.D.

• Boudica

• Morrigan

• Erik the Red

• Valkyries

The Norse hall that housed the souls of those who had died in battle

• Valkyries

• Morrigan

• Valhalla

• Freydis Eiriksdotter

Warrior goddesses in Norse legend

• Macha, Morrigan & Badb

• Amazons of Dahomey

• Valhalla

• Valkyries

A literary archetype who protects and defends against all enemies is

• Amazonomachy

• warrior

• Valkyries

• Amazons of Dahomey