Amazon most often refers to: * Amazon River, in South America *

Amazon rainforest The Amazon rainforest, also called the Amazon jungle or Amazonia, is a Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America. This basin ...

, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin * Amazon (company), an American multinational technology company *

Amazons The Amazons (Ancient Greek: ', singular '; in Latin ', ') were a people in Greek mythology, portrayed in a number of ancient epic poems and legends, such as the Labours of Hercules, Labours of Heracles, the ''Argonautica'' and the ''Iliad''. ...

, a tribe of female warriors in Greek mythology Amazon or Amazone may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

* Amazon (Amalgam Comics) * Amazon, an alias of the Marvel supervillain Man-Killer * Amazons (DC Comics), a group of superhuman characters * The Amazon, a '' Diablo II'' character * The Amazon, a '' Pro Wrestling'' character * Amazon (''Dragon's Crown''), a character from the ''Dragon's Crown'' game * '' Kamen Rider Amazon'', title character in the fourth installment of the ''Kamen Rider'' series

Film and television

* ''The Amazons'' (1917 film), an American silent tragedy film * ''The Amazon'' (film), a 1921 German silent film * '' War Goddess'', also known as ''The Amazons'', a 1973 Italian adventure fantasy drama * ''Amazons'' (1984 film), an American thriller * ''Amazons'' (1986 film), an Argentine adventure fantasy * ''Amazon'' (1990 film), a 1990 drama * ''Amazon'' (1997 film), a short documentary * ''Amazon'' (1999 TV series), a Canadian drama * ''Amazon'' (2000 film), a 2000 French film * ''Amazon'' (2008 TV series), a British documentary series

Gaming

* Amazon (chess), a fairy chess piece * Amazons (solitaire), a card game * ''Amazon'' (video game), a 1984 interactive fiction graphic adventure game * '' Amazon: Guardians of Eden'', a 1992 video game * '' Game of the Amazons'', a board game

Literature

* '' Amazons!'', a 1979 fantasy anthology edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson * ''Amazons'' (novel), a 1980 novel co-written by Don DeLillo, published under the pseudonym Cleo Birdwell * ''Swallows and Amazons'' series, twelve children's novels by Arthur Ransome * ''The Amazon'' (novella), by Nikolai Leskov * ''The Amazons'' (play), by Arthur Wing Pinero

Music

* The Amazons (band), a British indie band from Reading, Berkshire ** ''The Amazons'' (album)

Businesses and organizations

* Amazon Bookstore Cooperative, a feminist bookstore (1970–2012) * Amazonen-Werke, a German agricultural machinery manufacturer (founded 1883) * Café Amazon, Thai coffee chain * Takembeng, or les Amazones des SDF, a 1990s women's social movement in Cameroon

Military units

* Amazonian Guard, or "the Amazons", a bodyguard unit of Muammar Gaddafi * Amazons Company, a Greek ceremonial female battalion * Dahomey Amazons, a Fon regiment

People

* Amazon Eve (born 1979), American model, fitness trainer, and actress * Lesa Lewis (born 1967), American professional bodybuilder nicknamed "Amazon"

Places

* Amazon Basin (sedimentary basin), a sedimentary basin at the middle and lower course of the river *

Amazon basin The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributary, tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about , or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries ...

, the part of South America drained by the river and its tributaries * Amazon Creek, a stream in Oregon, U.S. * Amazon Reef, at the mouth of the Amazon basin * 1042 Amazone, an asteroid

Sports

* COD United Amazons F.C., a women's association football club in Lagos State, Nigeria * Los Angeles Amazons, a women's semi-professional American football team (2002–2012) * Nasarawa Amazons F.C., a women's association football club in Nasarawa State, Nigeria * Vancouver Amazons, a Canadian women's ice hockey team of the 1920s

Transportation

Land vehicles

* Amazon (automobile), a 1920s British cyclecar * ''Amazon'', a GWR 3031 Class locomotive operating 1892–1908 * ''Amazon'', a GWR Iron Duke Class locomotive operating 1851–1877 * Volvo Amazon, a 1956–1970 mid-size car

Ships

* ''Amazon'' (1780 ship), launched in France in 1775 under another name * ''Amazon'' (brigitane), a Canadian brigantine launched 1861, later more famously named ''Mary Celeste'' * ''Amazon'' (yacht), a British screw schooner built 1885 * ''Amazon''-class frigate, four classes of frigate of the British Royal Navy * ''Amazon''-class sloop, of the British Royal Navy * French submarine ''Amazone'' (1916), an Armide-class diesel-electric attack submarine * HMS ''Amazon'', nine ships of the Royal Navy * RMS ''Amazon'', two ships of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company * SMS ''Amazone'' (1843), a 3-masted sail corvette of the Prussian Navy * SMS ''Amazone'', a 1900 2,700 ton ''Gazelle''-class light cruiser * USS ''Amazon'' (1861), a US Navy bark

Other uses

* Amazon (color), a variant of jungle green