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The Amazons (Races)
| The Amazons | |
|---|---|
| Race Name | The Amazons of Themyscira |
| Origin |
Themyscira
|
| Leader | Hippolyta (tribal leader)
Wonder Woman |
| Body Type | Human Female |
| Average Height | Between 5’9″ -6’0″ |
| Average Weight | Approximately 120-150 lbs. |
| Special Adaptations | So long as Amazons remain on Themyscira they do not age. Whenever an Amazon leaves Themyscira, however, she will age at the rate of an average human of relative age. The aging process will retard itself once again upon returning to the island. |
| Home Planet | Earth |
| Galaxy of Origin | Milky Way |
| Star System of Origin | Sol |
| Motive | To serve as messengers of the Gods to the world in the name of peace and justice
To protect mankind
|
History
The Amazons are a race of warrior women who exist as part of Greek mythology. They live on Paradise Island, an isolated location in the middle of the ocean where they are hidden from the world of men. Their leader is traditionally Hippolyta. Their ambassador to the rest of the world is the superhero Wonder Woman.
The Amazons of Themyscira are a race of immortal warrior women that live on the mystically hidden island of Themyscira. They were created by a coterie of Olympian gods over three thousand years ago to serve as their messengers to the world in the name of peace and justice. 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!
Around the year 1200 B.C., a small group of female Olympian gods desired to create a nation of warrior women that would help to spread their ideals to the world. Met with disinterest or opposition by most of their male counterparts, the goddesses Hestia, Aphrodite, Demeter, Athena and Artemis convened in the land of the Underworld. There, in the Cavern of Souls, were kept the spirits of all women who had unjustly died at the hands of a man. The five goddesses combined their powers to grant life to all of the souls — with the exception of one, whom they decided would have a special future purpose.
Through their magics, the goddesses formed thousands of super-humanly strong, adult female bodies from the clay bed of a lake in Greece, and imbued them with the spirits from the Well of Souls. The first such creature to emerge from the lake was dubbed Hippolyta by the goddesses, and she was crowned queen of these women, to be henceforth known as Amazons. The second woman to emerge from the lake was called Antiope, and according to the goddesses she was to rule as second in command.
Locations
- Themyscira
Leader
- Hippolyta (tribal leader)
- Wonder Woman (representative of the Amazons at Planet Earth)
Representatives
- Wonder Woman
- Hippolyta
- Artemis
- Philippus
- A vast number of unnamed Amazons at Themyscira
Honorary Members
- Donna Troy (proclaimed as the second Princess of Themyscira)
- Wonder Girl (Cassandra Sandsmark) (received Amazonian training from Artemis)
- Fury (Helena Kosmatos) (Hippolyta’s other “adopted daughter”)
- Harbinger (served as the island’s official historian until her death)
- Nemesis ( he is the only male honorary Amazon)
- Supergirl (received Amazonian training from Artemis)
- Starfire (she sought refuge in the island after her home planet Tamaran was destroyed)
- Baroness Paula Von Gunther (she was last seen living among the Amazons after seperating from the Dark Angel entity)
- Sofia Constantinas (she was a reformed Greek terrorist who moved to Paradise Island for Amazon training)
- Julia Kapatelis (blessed by Pythia with Amazon Inspiration. She is considered an Amazon because of this)
Rogue / Former Members
- Hope (Lex Luthor’s Bodyguard)
- Mercy (Lex Luthor’s Bodyguard)
Habitat
- Habitat: Terrestrial
- Gravity: Earth’s gravity (0.997 32g)
- Atmosphere: Amazons thrive in an oxygen/nitrogen rich atmosphere
- Population: Various; at their highest growth, Amazons numbered in the thousands. At one point, lost 1200, which was half their number at the time.
Type of Government
- Originally a monarchy, Themyscira became a democratic nation following the death of Hippolyta.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
Amazonian Physiology: The Amazons are a race warrior women that have received gifts and blessings from five Olympian goddesses: Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Hestia and Aphrodite. The average Amazon possesses the potential for the following power set:
- Enhanced Intellect: A gift from Athena, the Amazons have the wisdom to be guided by peace and justice.
- Superhuman Strength
- Superhuman Durability
- Superhuman Stamina
- Superhuman Agility
- Immortality: The Amazons were gifted immortality. The people of Themyscira lived forever, though could be killed in war or in an accident. Those who followed Antiope and Phthia and became the Bana-Mighdall lost their immortality.
- Self-Sustenance: So long as the Amazons stay on Themyscira, she does not require food, water or any other form of nourishment to maintain her health and vitality. Although they are not susceptible to the throes of hunger, this does not mean that Amazons don’t consume food for enjoyment. The Amazons frequently hold great festivals wherupon food is served.
Abilities
Amazonian Training: The Amazons honed their skills in many fields, aided by the gifts from Athena and Artemis.
- Archery
- Equestrianism
- Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)
- Swordsmanship
Average Strength level
Unknown
Weaknesses
None
Trivia
- This Race is an adaptation of Amazons, a character in traditional stories. These include, but may not be limited to religious texts, myth, and/or folk lore.
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