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Subject: Re: Smirnov
Author: Sean Foglai   (guest, 24.60.10.116)
Date: June 15, 2004 at 5:15:44 AM
Reply to: Re: Smirnov by Anon.
Very possibly as I know that Russia absorbed many things Greek most notably, the Orthodox religion.

Amazon, I believe is from Greek mythology (please correct me if I'm wrong) about a tribe of large women who removed one breast so that they might better shoot their bows ...hence Amazon means something like "one breast" ... just an interesting tidbit ...

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