In the dc universe, wonderwoman is a part of which all female society of superhumans, based on a race in greek mythology?

Amazons of Themyscira Founded by Notable Members Status active Base The Amazons are an all-female society of superhumans, based on the Amazons of Greek mythology. There have been three major incarnations of these Amazons, one before the Crisis, and two after. What two of these groups have in common is that they are the race which produced Contents • 1 History • 1.1 Origin • 1.2 Pre-Crisis • 1.3 Post-Crisis • 1.4 Post-Flashpoint • 2 Named Amazons • 3 In Other Media History [ ] Origin [ ] The Amazons of Pre-Crisis [ ] 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, The Amazons' queen, With the magic girdle in Hippolyte's possession, it did not take long for the Amazons to overcome their masters — and taking from them their entire fleet, they set sail for another shore, for it was Aphrodite's condition that they leave the world of man and establish a new world of their own. Aphrodite also decreed that they must always wear the 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 hatreds, and no wars. And as long as the Amazons remained on Paradise Island and Hippolyte retained the magic girdle, they retained the power of eternal life—so long as they did not permit themselves to ...