For men, life as prisoners of the Amazons was incredibly harsh, but for female captives, it was even worse. The Amazons, unable to conceive of enslaving another woman, instead subjected their ‘prisoners’ to an intense physical and psychological training regimen designed to integrate them fully into Amazonian society. Two distinct aspects of this grueling training stood out: the assignment of a training partner and the frequent use of corporal punishment, which was strictly administered to both women, regardless of who was actually at fault.
