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# She's hard as nails
Any idea why Amazons were from Greece, but the Amazon is in South America?
(, Thu 12 Aug 2004, 15:34, archived)
# Really I didn't know they were from Greece
- your live and learn on b3ta. Obviously then I don't know why the Amazon women were from Greece unless the Amazon is named after the Amazonians of Greece, perhaps.
(, Thu 12 Aug 2004, 15:37, archived)
# the amazon
is named after the amazons
who were named after an item of clothing they wore
(rather than the dubious alternative etymology of lopping one of their lovepillows off to enable better archery)
/swot
(, Thu 12 Aug 2004, 15:43, archived)
# Who needs Google
when you can have b3ta swots ;)
(, Thu 12 Aug 2004, 15:47, archived)
# They're not meant to be from Greece
What makes you think that? I think you're confused because they appear in Greek legends.
(, Thu 12 Aug 2004, 15:38, archived)
# Well
the Med area.
(, Thu 12 Aug 2004, 15:41, archived)
# Beg your pardon
I meant Northern coast of Asia Minor.
(, Thu 12 Aug 2004, 15:42, archived)
# It was named
after a popular web site.
(, Thu 12 Aug 2004, 15:38, archived)
# They're not
dinkle!
(, Thu 12 Aug 2004, 15:38, archived)
# and Libya
and Kazakstan and a host of other places by the looks of a quick google sweep. Guess that's why it's more of one of those contested mythological type-thingy's Terry Gilliam loves to report on on the Beeb. Or something.
(, Thu 12 Aug 2004, 15:41, archived)
# jesus, I read that a labia
help meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
(, Thu 12 Aug 2004, 15:53, archived)