Themyscira
Themyscira (pronounced Them-mes-skera) is an island nation in the DC Comics universe, and place of origin to its princess, Diana (better known as Wonder Woman). It was primarily known as Paradise Island, the name given to it by its original creator William Moulton Marston in Wonder Woman and the island's first appearance in All Star Comics #8 (December 1941) until the character's February 1987 relaunch in Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #1. For a time, it was governed by Aphrodite's Law, which stated that "Under penalty of death, no Man may set foot on Themyscira." This is due to the queen becoming emotionally scarred following her rape at the hands of Hercules; as a result her people became very isolationist and came to the conclusion that most if not all men were monsters. The island was created by Marston to allegorize the safety and security of the home where women thrived apart from the hostile, male-dominated work place of the 1940s (often colloquially refers to as "man's world").
About Themyscira
Themyscira (pronounced Them-mes-skera) is an island nation in the DC Comics universe, and place of origin to its princess, Diana (better known as Wonder Woman). It was primarily known as Paradise Island, the name given to it by its original creator William Moulton Marston in Wonder Woman and the island's first appearance in All Star Comics #8 ...Read more