And certes, if it nere to long to heere,
I wolde have toold yow fully the manere
How wonnen was the regne of Femenye
By Theseus and by his chivalrye;
And of the grete bataille for the nones
Bitwixen Atthenes and Amazones;
And how asseged was Ypolita,
The faire, hardy queene of Scithia.
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Knight’s Tale. In the great battle between male-dominated Athens and the mythical Amazonian women, Athens wins the day under their leader Theseus, who besieged their strong queen Hippolyta and defeated her forces.