Ocyale (mythology)
Ocyale may refer to: * an alternative name for the Amazons * ''Ocyale'' (spider), a spider genus in the family Lycosidae Wolf spiders are members of the family Lycosidae (). They are robust and agile hunters with excellent eyesight. They live mostly in solitude, hunt alone, and do not spin webs. Some are opportunistic hunters, pouncing upon prey as they find it or ...

Amazons
In Greek mythology, the Amazons (Ancient Greek: Ἀμαζόνες ''Amazónes'', singular Ἀμαζών ''Amazōn'', via Latin ''Amāzon, -ŏnis'') are portrayed in a number of ancient epic poems and legends, such as the Labours of Hercules, the ''Argonautica'' and the ''Iliad''. They were a group of female warriors and hunters, who beat men in physical agility and strength, in archery, riding skills, and the arts of combat. Their society was closed for men and they only raised their daughters, either killing their sons or returning them to their fathers, with whom they would only socialize briefly in order to reproduce. Courageous and fiercely independent, the Amazons, commanded by their queen, regularly undertook extensive military expeditions into the far corners of the world, from Scythia to Thrace, Asia Minor and the Aegean Islands, reaching as far as Arabia and Egypt. Besides military raids, the Amazons are also associated with the foundation of temples and the estab ...
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Ocyale (spider)
''Ocyale'' is a wolf spider genus in the family Lycosidae. Species list * Alderweireldt, 1996 — Malawi, Namibia * Roewer, 1960 — Ethiopia * Strand, 1908 — Madagascar * Alderweireldt, 1996 — Togo, Congo, Namibia * (Karsch, 1878) — Tanzania to South Africa * (Mello-Leitão, 1942) — Peru * Gajbe, 2004 - Endemic to India * Dyal, 1935 — Pakistan * (Karsch, 1879) — Sri Lanka * (Audouin, 1826) — North Africa * (Roewer, 1960) — West Africa to Myanmar * Yin & Peng, 1997 — China See also * List of Lycosidae genera Wolf spiders are members of the family Lycosidae (). They are robust and agile hunters with excellent eyesight. They live mostly in solitude, hunt alone, and do not spin webs. Some are opportunistic hunters, pouncing upon prey as they find it or c ... References External links Lycosidae Araneomorphae genera Spiders of Africa Spiders of Asia Spiders of South America {{Lycosidae-stub ...
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