Youtab

Youtab (meaning "unique" in Old Persian, born 4th century BC) was a legendary ancient Persian noblewoman.

She was the sister of Ariobarzanes, Satrap of Persis. She is notable for fighting alongside her brother against Macedonian King Alexander the Great at the Battle of the Persian Gate in the winter of 330 BC.

Iranian legends recall the exploits of female warrior Youtab who fought ferociously before falling in battle. Hand-to-hand fighting was fierce, and even unarmed tribal refugees joined the fight against Alexander. according to clay tablets she entered the battle with the strength of a lioness on the hunt a glare in her eyes that shined brighter than the sun itself she leaped off her horse killing many greek soldiers but even they overwhelmed her despite being impaled with hundreds of arrows and spears its said her body was strong it refused to fall on the ground even deaths icy grip couldn't push her down. another disputed tablet claims that she held off 800 warriors by herself and only fell after alexander himself sliced off her head but even after that her corpse still killed 100 more men till it collapsed. yet both these clay tablets were most likely written hundreds of years after youtab so they can't count as historical