Not only were the Amazons stronger and wiser, but their weapons were more advanced, and their flying machines were faster. With the visions of the future seen from the Magic Sphere, the Amazons were able to far surpass the inventions of man-made civilization. Through this device, Hippolyte was able to view events in Man's World from the present and past - and sometimes even forecast the future. Just after the Amazons conquered the Herculeans and set sail for their island, they were given the Magic Sphere by Athena, Goddess of Wisdom. 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 again be beguiled by men. With its fertile soil, its marvelous vegetation, and varied natural resources, there was no want, no illness, no hatreds, and no wars. Aphrodite also decreed that they must always wear the heavy bracelets fashioned by their captors, as a reminder that they must always keep aloof from men.Īnd so, after sailing the seas many days and many nights, the Amazons found Paradise Island and settled there to build a new world.
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. This time not in vain, for she relented, and with her help, Hippolyte secured the magic girdle from Hercules. Aphrodite, angry at Hippolyte for having succumbed to the wiles of men, would do nothing to help them.įinally, the Amazons were no longer able to bear their submission to men, and Hippolyte appealed to the Goddess Aphrodite again. Hippolyte defeated Hercules, but with deceit and trickery, he managed to secure Hippolyta's magic girdle - and soon the Amazons were taken into slavery. The Amazons' queen, Hippolyte, met Hercules to a personal combat, because she knew that with her magic girdle, given to her by Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, she could not lose. Then one day, Hercules, the strongest man in the world, stung by the taunts that he could not conquer the Amazon women, selected his strongest and fiercest warriors and landed on the Amazons' shores. In Amazonia, women ruled and all was well. In the days of Ancient Greece, many centuries ago, the Amazons were the foremost nation in the world. 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. Favored by Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love, the Amazons thrived in peace for centuries, but remained aloof from the world of Man. These Amazons were a race of immortal super-women that lived on the magical Paradise Island. The Amazons of Paradise Island were first created by William Moulton Marston as part of the origin story of his creation, Wonder Woman.
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