In Greek mythology, Amazonomachy (English translation: "Amazon battle"; plural, Amazonomachiai () or Amazonomachies ()) was the portrayal of the mythical battle between the Ancient Greeks and the Amazons, a nation of all-female warriors. Many of the myths portrayed were that of Heracles' ninth labor, which was the retrieval of the girdle of Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, and of Theseus' abduction of Hippolyta, who claimed her as his wife.