Amazons (Earth-Two)

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Amazons (Earth-Two)

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Name

Amazons

Identity

Secret

Universe

Earth-Two

BodyType

Humanoid

Origin

Origin

The Amazons were a race of immortal super-women that lived on the magical Paradise Island. Favored by Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love, the Amazons thrived in peace for centuries, but remained aloof from the world of Man. The youngest and most powerful of the Amazons, Princess Diana, left her protective nation of sisterhood, renouncing her immortality to fight the forces of evil in Man's World as Wonder Woman!

StarSystemOfOrigin

Sol

HomePlanet

Earth

First appearance

All-Star Comic #8

History

In the beginning ...

In the days of Ancient Greece, many centuries ago, the Amazons were the foremost nation in the world. In Amazonia, women ruled and all was well. Then one day, Hercules, the strongest man in the world, stung by the taunts that he couldn't conquer the Amazon women, selected his strongest and fiercest warriors and landed on the Amazons' shores.

The Amazons' queen, Hippolyta, challenged Hercules to a personal combat -- be cause she knew that with her magic girdle, given to her by Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, she could not lose.

And win she did! But Hercules, in deceit and trickery, managed to secure Hippolyta's magic girdle -- and soon the Amazons were taken into slavery. Aphrodite, angry at Hippolyta for having succumbed to the wiles of men, would do naught to help them.

Finally, the Amazons were no longer able to bear their submission to men, and Hippolyta appealed to the Goddess Aphrodite again. This time not in vain, for she relented, and with her help, Hippolyta secured the magic girdle from Hercules.

With the magic girdle in Hippolyta's posession, it didn't take longfor the Amazons to overcome their masters -- and taking from them their entire fleet, they set sail for another shore, for it was Aprodite's condition that they leave the manmade world and establish a new world of their own. Aphrodite also decreed that they must always wear the heavy bracelets fashioned by their captors, as a reminder that they musty always keep aloof from men.

Paradise Island

And so, after sailing the seas many days and many nights, the Amazons found Paradise Island and settled there to build a new world. With its fertile soil, its marvelous vegetation, and varied natural resources, there was no want, no illness, no hatereds, and no wars. And as long as the Amazons remained on Paradise Island and Hippolyta retained the magic girdle, they retained the power of eternal life -- so long as they did not permit themselves to again be beguiled by men.

The Magic Sphere

Just after the Amazons conquered the Herculeans and set sail for Paradise Island, they were given the Magic Sphere by Athena, Goddess of Wisdom. Through this device, Hippolyta was able to view events in Man's World from the present and past -- and sometimes even forecast the future. With the visions of the future seen from the Magic Sphere, the Amazons were able to far surpass the inventions of man-made civilization. Not only were the Amazons stronger and wiser, but their weapons were more advanced, and their flying machines were faster. They were indeed a race of wonder women!

Miscellaneous

Type of Government: Monarchy
Level of Technology: Technology level unknown.
Cultural Traits: Cultural traits unknown.
Representatives:

• Wonder Woman

Notes

The characters described in this article are associated with Earth-Two before the so-called Crisis on Infinite Earths. The "Golden Age" Amazons ceased to exist in DC Comics continuity after the Crisis.

Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• Discuss Amazons (Earth-Two) on the forums
• Appearances of Amazons (Earth-Two) (Chronological)
• Appearances of Amazons (Earth-Two) (Alphabetical)
• Race Gallery: Amazons (Earth-Two)
  
• Catalogued images related to Amazons (Earth-Two)

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