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The name for the entire archipelago became "The Paradise Islands", when the city was renamed "Themyscira" with the character's February 1987 relaunch in Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #1. [8] Both the island and city are named after the mythological city of Themiscyra , the capital of the Amazons in Greek mythology .
Themyscira (DC Comics), the fictional island home of DC Comics' Wonder Woman and her fellow Amazons Themiscyra Plain , an ancient plain located in modern-day Turkey Themiscyra (moth) or Lactura , a genus of ermine moths
Nione — A priestess (first appearance: Wonder Woman #38). Oeone - A botanist (first appearance: Wonder Woman #27). Orithia; Pallas — A forger who created Diana's Eagle armor (first appearance: Wonder Woman Secret Files #1). Penelope — A high priestess and oracle of Themyscira, former lover of Menalippe (first appearance: Wonder Woman #21).
Starfish Island: the island where billionaire Oliver Queen was stranded before becoming the Green Arrow. In the Arrowverse, it is known as Lian Yu and located in the North China Sea. Syraq: a fictional Middle Eastern country. Themyscira: also known as Paradise Island, is the home of Wonder Woman and the Amazons.
[92] [93] Nubia claimed to be the "Wonder Woman of The Floating Island", and she challenges Diana to a duel which ends in a draw. [93] Returning to her home, Nubia would have further adventures involving Diana. [92] The last issue of Volume 1 showed Diana and Steve Trevor announce their love for each other and their subsequent marriage. [94] [95]
Diana was born to Queen Hippolyta around 3000 BC on the hidden island of Themyscira, home to the Amazons, women warriors created by Zeus to protect mankind. Hippolyta explains their history to Diana, including how Ares became jealous of humanity and orchestrated its destruction.
In her off-hours, she's rocking a business suit — rather than her colorful hero ensemble — as Diana Themyscira, the CEO of Themyscira Industries, named for the island paradise where she grew up.
An amazon fighter statue in Terme of Samsun Province in Turkey. Themiscyra (/ ˌ θ ɛ m ɪ ˈ s k ɪr ə /; Ancient Greek: Θεμίσκυρα Themiskyra) was an ancient Greek town in northeastern Anatolia; it was situated on the southern coast of the Black Sea, near the mouth of the Thermodon, probably at or near modern Terme.