The History Of Amazons From Wonder Woman Explained

The warrior women who raised the legendary Wonder Woman on the mythical island of Themyscira, and their history, are a crucial part of who the heroine is. This is the history of DC's Amazons, explained.

Like many Golden Age comic creations, the Amazons in DC comics were pulled from mythology. Early comics were fascinated with Egyptology and Greek myth, and the Amazons came directly from the latter tradition.

In Greek mythology, the Amazons were a tribe of fierce warrior women frequently depicted as living separately from other societies, particularly the men of other countries. Some versions of the stories involving Amazons have them regularly meeting with neighboring tribesmen at scheduled times, so that they can have children. Only girls were raised by the Amazons.

The Amazons were ruled over by a series of queens who consorted with the gods of Mount Olympus. One famous queen of the Amazons was Hippolyta, the daughter of war god Ares , who was famously killed during Hercules labors.

In the DC Universe, Hippolyta is the co-ruler of the Amazons with her sister Antiope . She is both the leader of the Amazons in Themyscira and the mother of Diana, aka Wonder Woman.

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Marston's life's work | 1:10
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A nasty catch | 4:40
A dark new direction | 5:28
Diana always leaves | 6:17
Controversy | 7:21

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