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"Amazon Queen" by Matthew K Nelson

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A friend wanted a Roman legionairre captured by amazons, and yes, he wanted the bare butt too. -M


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18 Mar 200645 Darth Vegeta
Lol reminds me of a roleplaying game scene i had with a friend once. Rofl.
13 Apr 200645 Panda
K, first of all their boobs are too big and too droopy.
Second, amazons cut off thier right breasts so they could be better archers
19 Jul 200645 Timmah
To address panda's comments:
"K, first of all their boobs are too big and too droopy.
Second, amazons cut off thier right breasts so they could be better archers"

ONE: This is called "Fantasy Art". Meaning, he can draw a guy with three breasts if he so desires, and you can't do a frikkin' thing about it.

TWO: Amazons are a myth. They are rooted in Greek mythology, as a legend. Best guess by educated scholars (which you clearly are not) is that there is only a small portion of factual basis in Scythians, who are largely ancient Iranians. The speculation is that factual basis lends them to come from either Minos, Crete, or Scythian civilizations. None of those civilizations were entirely female-dominated (though the closest would be Minos, where women were treated equally and girls learned what boys learned and competed versus boys). And none of those civilizations ever records self-mutilization.

THREE: Much has been said about the Amazons "cutting off" their right breast - and it stems from one source. This might have been origins of classical Greek and Roman literature accounts of "one breasted" females as Justin (third century A.D.) 2.4 has written, "They burned their right breasts in infancy,". Given the lack of medical technology and the high infant mortality rate, as well as the physiological impossibility of an infant having a breast to burn, infants would not survive.

It is more than likely that the Amazons did need to cover their right breast in battle, since it would have been extremely painful for a bowstring to have caught any part of the breast when the bow was fired. Even though it was not customary for the women of ancient Greece to cover either breast at this time, younger women were able get away with covering the right breast. According to historical sources, women of that time period had been known to have used a triangular bandage. These methods would have been entirely adequate for the tasks at hand.

Scholarly consensus is that the mythical Amazons most likely covered their breast in a bandage and possibly under a piece of armor.

Have a nice day. Next time, do your homework before making vague assumptions.
11 Oct 200745 Anonymous
PWNED!!!!
10 May 2008:-) Michele E. MYERS

I hope she beats the crap out of his male ego with that whip of hers. You go, Amazon girls!
31 May 2008:-) Michele E. MYERS
Who cares if the breasts are droopy? These gals are beautiful and mean business!
9 Jun 200845 Anon.
panda, you are timmah’s *****
9 Jun 200845 Anon.
the man’s musculature isn’t right, look at bodybuilders in a similar position
21 Jan 2009:-) Wulf Eickriede
great, I had a similliar Idea once, but never finished. after I saw yours, I may restart. reminds me on frazettas work somehow!
cheers
21 Jan 2009:-) Wulf Eickriede
Oh, an I want a bigger version / detail scans
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'Amazon Queen':
 • Created by: :-) Matthew K Nelson
 • Copyright: ©Matthew K Nelson. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Amazon, Centurion, Jaeson, Roman, Women
 • Categories: Warrior, Fighter, Mercenary, Knights, Paladins
 • Techniques: Felt-tipped Pens
 • Views: 6147
 • Resolution: 700x418

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