THE INDONESIAN ASMAT: WHERE CANNIBALISM IS HEROIC
The name “Asmat” most probably comes from the words As Akat, which according to the Asmat means: “the right man”. Others say that that the word Asmat derives from the word Osamat meaning “man from tree”. Asmat’s neighbors to the west,...THE HISTORY AND LEGENDS OF THE AMAZON WARRIOR WOMEN
In Greek mythology, the Amazons were a race of warlike women noted for their courage and pride who lived at the outer limits of the known world, sometimes specifically mentioned as the city of Themiskyra on the Black Sea. Their queen was Hippolyta and...