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"Hail Varia! The new queen of the Amazons!"

— An unidentified Amazon to her fellow Amazons during Varia's incoronation ceremony

An Amazon Queen was a royal title given to a supreme sovereign female leader of a certain Amazon tribe. They also served as the head of their respective tribal Councils of Elders and military leaders of their respective tribes.

The first Amazon queen was Cyane. Varia also served as the first reigning Amazon high queen of the re-unified Amazon Nation.

Description

The title of an "Amazon queen" was generally given and entrusted to a fellow female Amazon heir with a Rite of Caste upon the death or other unfortunate, unforeseen circumstances by a previous queen of one's respective tribe in a line of succession, who then inherited all of their predecessor's personal belongings and royal status, including a royal mask or a type of jewellery that signified their status, and was passed down from heir to heir upon their ascension to the throne.

In addition to it, each Amazon queen was granted and emblessed with a certain rare ability to communicate with other individuals via manipulating their dreams and memories.

History

Known Amazon Queens

Trivia

• It was not known if Crown Princess Eve ever returned to the Northern Amazon tribe to take her rightful place as an Amazon Queen.
• Gabrielle was the only known Amazon who had inherited her Rite of Caste and assumed the leadership in more than one single tribe at various points in time, including the Telaquire, Northern, and Greek Amazons. However, she later left her tribe and entrusted her crown to a worthy candidate each time as she continued traveling with Xena around the world.
• Any Amazon queen was entitled to challenge for the leadership of a different tribe.
• Throughout history, many Amazon queens were named in honor of the original Cyane, the progenitor of the Amazon Nation.