Amazons



The Amazons are a tribe of female warriors, who worship war gods and goddesses such as Ares, Athena, or Bellona. They are similar to the Hunters of Artemis, except they are allowed to get married and have relationships with men.

History
The Amazons existed for thousands of years as a Matriarchal society founded by Otrera. They were fought by Hercules, Theseus, and Bellerophon. The Amazons fought in joint conflicts named the Amazonomachy, against Hercules and later Theseus.

Sometime before the series they founded Amazon.com, to act as a front on both the mortal world and immortal world.

The Son of Neptune


Percy Jackson, Hazel Levesque, and Frank Zhang go to the Amazon's compound/building on a request by Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano to find her sister, Hylla They are captured by the Amazons, who are found out to be running Amazon.com. They ship a variety of goods and objects, both mortal and immortal, through their networks. Their boyfriends help do the lifting and are forced to wear orange jumpsuits and collars. They also have captured Arion and have him in a cage. Amusingly, the Amazons are found to follow principles of their online store, like one-click ordering becoming the locks open with one click, and some Amazon guards read on small tablets that may be Amazon Kindles. The Amazons later arrive at Camp Jupiter, seemingly under Otrera's rule, but instead help the demigods fight the Giant's army. A number of Amazons (including Reyna's sister Hylla) attended the Feast of Fortuna after the battle.

List of Amazons

 * Otrera - First Queen of the Amazons
 * Hippolyta - Another Queen of the Amazons.
 * Penthesilea - Another Queen of the Amazons and daughter of Ares and Otrera. She fought for the Trojans during the Trojan War, but was killed by Achilles.
 * Hylla - Current Queen of the Amazons and Reyna's older sister.
 * Kinzie - An Amazonian woman who is close with Hylla also receptionist at the warehouse for Amazon.com.
 * Lulu - One of the guards that were guarding Frank and Percy. Loyal to Otrera.
 * Doris - One of the guards that were guarding Frank and Percy. Loyal to Otrera.

Trivia

 * Amazons were said to have lived in Pontus, which is part of modern day Turkey near the shore of the Euxine Sea (the Black Sea).
 * There is an internet shopping website that is very popular and has the same name of these female warriors: Amazon.com.
 * According to Rick Riodan the website Amazon.com is run by the Amazons.
 * The Amazonian Forest is named after them.
 * In William Shakespeare's play, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Queen Hippolyta is featured as the fiancee of Theseus, son of Poseidon and king of Athens. It is unknown if Hyppolyta's marriage is true in Rick Riordan's universe.