Amazonomachyn.
/ˌaməzəˈnɒməki/, U.S. /ˌæməzəˈnɑməki/, /ˌæməˌzɑˈnɑməki/ In ancient Greek art: a representation on a frieze, vase, etc., of one of various mythical battles involving the Amazons; (also) a battle of this kind.
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1893 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeology 8 23 (table) Sculptures of Exterior Frieze..W.: Amazonomachy.
1958 Oxf. Mag. 29 May 484b/1 The Amazonomachy of Herakles is so much more popular in Athens than the Trojan Amazonomachy of Achilles.
1981 M. Robertson Shorter Hist. Greek Art iv. 73/1 It is extremely tempting to suppose that this picture and the Centauromachy and Amazonomachy on the other vase are copied from three murals in the Theseion.
2018 Amer. Jrnl Archaeol. 122 157/1 The published examples include two very fragmentary sarcophagi that feature the Amazonomachy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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