Indeed, many ancient Greek writers do treat Amazons as a tribe of men and women. They credit the tribe with innovations such as ironworking and domestication of horses. Some early vase paintings show men fighting alongside Amazons.

The Amazons were notorious for their freedom: their sexual freedom, their freedom to hunt, to be outdoors, to go to war; and the Greeks, both men and women alike, were fascinated by these stories. Maybe it was a safe way to explore the idea of women who could be equals of men.

Pictures of Amazons on vase paintings always show them as beautiful, active, spirited, courageous, and brave.

Beware of the man who denounces women writers; his penis is tiny and he cannot spell.

Anything that's white is sweet.
Anything that's brown is meat.
Anything that's grey don't eat

Remember men, we're fighting for this woman's honor; which is probably more than she ever did.