Amazons

I had believed myself to be among Amazons.

The strongest piece in chess is called the Queen, maybe because it reminds us of Penthesilea, Queen of the Amazons, a female warrior whose bravery was immortalized in the Trojan War.

For those unfamiliar with the back story of the lady warrior in the star-spangled bathing suit and red knee-high boots, she wields a Golden Lasso of Truth, wears bulletproof bracelets and has superhuman strength. She is Princess Diana, descended from the immortal Amazons of Greek mythology.

The Amazons fight with colorful weapons.