### Benin has had women fighters for centuries > For at least three centuries, the Kingdom of Dahomey was a West African power that drew comparisons to Sparta. European visitors gushed about its women fighters: *She-soldiers. Medusas. Spinster warriors*. The name that stuck in modern Benin: Amazons. #xref with [[The Amazons by Adrienne Mayor]] - [[The Amazons of Dahomey by Danielle Paquette#Benin has had women fighters for centuries|View in Vault]]