Thalestris

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The queen of the Amazons, said to have brought 300 women to Alexander the Great, hoping to breed a race of children as strong and intelligent as he.

Word forms

Thalestris

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θάληστρις (Thálēstris).

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