It is a moot point whether the Greeks would have developed myths about Amazons even if they had never heard about female warriors. Be that as it may, their mythical Amazons fulfill several ideological functions. The most important of those is probably to represent an unnatural menace which has been successfully defeated by the Greeks. However, there is no denying that from the late sixth century onwards the Greek depiction of Amazons, on vases or in writing, has often (but not always) been influenced by their knowledge of Sarmatian mounted archeresses, at least some of whom were almost certainly also warriors. Yet it is naive to say that the Greeks were right all the time, that Amazons did exist and that they had a wonderful time killing enemies and living a life characterised by companionship, fulfilled sexuality and gender equalitiy. The Amazons constructed by Adrienne Mayor resemble the heroines of Klingon legend told by Klingons in the Star Trek spin offs.
The article shows on the examples of two last TV series from this universe the world created in them, its rules and the problem with their application when confronted with new phenomena, such as the question of the humanity of a hologram or a person liberated from a Borg collective. Comparing Voyager and Enterprise TV series with each other, the author of the article shows a huge role of utopia in creating an attractive vision of the future for the fans of Star Trek, and what happens when this utopia is being questioned in the Enterprise series.
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