![]() Aphrodite, furious with Hippolyta for falling for Hercules' tricks, abandoned the woman, leaving them to be enslaved by men. In one version, he steals Hippolyta's magic girdle, given to her by Aphrodite, which prevents her from losing. The all-female city-state, also called Themyscira, came into ruin after Hercules attacked them. ![]() The earliest settlement of the Amazons was in the land that later became Turkey. Whatever the show is about, it will certainly feature enough turmoil to justify a champion to claim the revered title.īy the time of Diana's story, Themyscira is a well-established and isolated society, but it wasn't always that way. Oftentimes, competitions are held to determine who will be Wonder Woman. The title is given to the Amazons' greatest warrior. Though Diana herself will not be alive during the show, there could be a Wonder Woman. But, perhaps, most important to the Wonder Woman mythos is the title itself. The Amazons bless the girls, making them honorary Amazons, before sending them back home through Thetis. This process is accomplished by the goddess Thetis, who brings baby girls who are lost at sea to Themyscira for healing. (Of course, what other sort of relationships can occur on an island populated only by women, but somehow that seems to surprise people.) Another notable Amazonian custom is the practice of rescuing and blessing girls from the world of men as Send Forths. One element of culture likely to appear in the show is the common practice of same-sex relationships. While there is much of the culture that Paradise Lost can create for itself, several elements are borrowed from Ancient Greece, and still, more is long-established in comics. The island is also home to Doom's Doorway, allowing the Amazons to guard the world against monsters. ![]() Where ever it is located, Themyscira is almost always shielded from the world of men. The location varies, sometimes in the Aegean Sea, off Bermuda, or occasionally not rooted in a single location at all. The island kingdom has been referred to as both Themyscira and Paradise Island, but no matter the name, the story remains the same. Thus, the Amazons received enhanced abilities and fighting prowess. The most common origins identify Amazons as the soles of women killed by men, which were reincarnated in bodies molded from clay by the goddess Artemis (sometimes assisted by other goddesses like Athena, Aphrodite, Demeter, and Hestia). What may be less apparent is that the Amazons can be found in Greek myths long before the character of Wonder Woman, though DC certainly added its own spin. ![]() Any knowledge of Themyscira, or Wonder Woman herself, would explain that this is an all-female civilization of Amazons and closely linked with Greek Mythology. ![]()
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