▁Are to ▁( ▁" vir tu ous ") ▁was ▁an ▁Amazon . ▁ ▁Her ▁name ▁is ▁not ▁att ested ▁in ▁literary ▁sources , ▁and ▁is ▁known ▁sole ly ▁from ▁an ▁Att ic ▁black - figure ▁v ase ▁painting . ▁ ▁S ources ▁Real ency c lop äd ie ▁der ▁Class ischen ▁Alter t um sw issenschaft . ▁Band ▁II , ▁Hal bb and ▁ 3 , ▁Ap oll on - Ar tem is ▁( 1 8 9 5 ): ▁s . ▁ 6 8 1 , ▁s . ▁v . ▁Are to ▁( in ▁German ) ▁Blo k , ▁Jos ine ▁H . ▁The ▁early ▁Ama z ons : ▁modern ▁and ▁ancient ▁pers pect ives ▁on ▁a ▁persistent ▁myth . ▁B RI LL , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ; ▁page ▁ 2 1 8 ▁( with ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁Lex icon ▁Icon ographic um ▁M yth ologia e ▁Class ica e , ▁" A maz ones " ▁entry , ▁vol . ▁ 1 , ▁p .   6 5 3 ) ▁ ▁Category : A maz ons ▁( G reek ▁myth ology ) <0x0A> </s> ▁George ▁Paul ▁H ess ▁( Nov ember ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁— ▁September ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁research ▁bio chem ist ▁who ▁special ized ▁in ▁studying ▁ac et yl ch oline ▁re cept ors . ▁H ess ▁developed ▁las er ▁pul se ▁phot ol ysis ▁and ▁a ▁qu en ch ▁flow ▁technique . ▁