Amazons
Immortal warriors forged by gods, hidden on an island to save the world.
The Amazons are an ancient people sculpted by the Greek gods to serve as guardians of humanity and protectors of the world’s deepest secrets. For millennia, they have thrived in isolation on the mystical island of Themyscira, concealed from Man's World by potent magical barriers. Endowed with superhuman strength, speed, and longevity, they have mastered every form of combat known to history, standing as an eternal bulwark against darkness.
Quick Facts
- Publisher
- DC Comics
- Debut
- All Star Comics #8
- Creators
- William Moulton Marston; Harry G. Peter
- Homeworld
- Themyscira
- Members
- Wonder Woman
- Hippolyta
- Antiope
- Artemis of Bana-Mighdall
- Donna Troy
- Menalippe
- Nubia
- Philippus
Facts from the source article.
Background
The silence broke when a U.S. pilot crashed on their shores, compelling Queen Hippolyta’s daughter, Diana, to leave the sanctuary and confront Ares in Man's World. Since that departure, the Amazons have periodically emerged from the shadows, intervening only against supernatural threats while maintaining a wary distance from modern society's corruption. Their existence is woven into the fabric of Greek mythology itself—serving as both a divine refuge for goddesses and Earth’s final line of defense when gods or monsters threaten reality.
Did You Know?
- The Amazons were created from clay by the goddesses of Olympus, not born of human parents.
- Themyscira is protected by a magical barrier that makes it invisible and intangible to non-Amazons.
- Not all Amazons live on Themyscira; some, like the Bana-Mighdall tribe, were exiled centuries ago.
- The Amazonian language is an ancient dialect derived from Greek, often used in magical incantations.
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