Unveiling the Dark Origins of Wonder Woman's Homeland: DC's Revelation
DC has officially reimagined Themyscira’s origins, giving Wonder Woman’s home a darker origin than previously known. This newly discovered fact has significant implications that could potentially impact the ongoing storyline of Wonder Woman and the Amazons Attack. Amazon’s Attack #3 by Josie Campbell and Vasko Georgiev follows Queen Nubia, Wonder Girl Yara, Falka, and Mary Marvel as they fight to restore peaceful coexistence between Amazons and humans. In an ever-evolving landscape, DC has taken a step back to shine a light on a side of Thescira, revealing that the home of the Amazons is a place born of hatred and fear, and rethinking previous norms.
DC Retcons Themyscira’s Origins, Giving Wonder Woman’s Home a Darker History
The topic of Thescira came up in a conversation with Ismene Dimakos, the Greek ambassador and refugee camp director. Here the reader discovers that Themyscira only exists because the original Amazons were so despised that they had to flee and form their own civilization. This puts a dark twist on the origins of Wonder Woman’s home and highlights how history is repeating itself with the ongoing conflict between Amazons and humans in the current Amazon attack storyline. This revelation about Themyscira’s origins differs from current norms surrounding the paradise island. According to the original tradition, Zeus ordered his son Ares, the god of war, to create a race of warriors to spread peace and justice. Unfortunately, Ares corrupted the Amazons and caused conflict. To curb the violent tendencies of the warrior women, the Olympian goddesses intervened and established Themyscira as a hidden paradise where the Amazons could live apart from the human world. This interpretation suggests that the Amazons played an active and deliberate role in their own displacement, in contrast to current stories of female warriors seeking to escape unjust prosecution.
The Amazons Dark History is Repeating Itself
The stories of “Wonder Woman” and “The Amazons Attack” primarily revolve around the same critical event. It is clear that the Amazon will be expelled from the United States and other countries in the wake of the Amazon-incited genocide and subsequent attacks. Both Diana and the other Amazons strive to restore peaceful coexistence. But with new developments in Greek Amazonian refugee camps, history appears to be repeating itself. This isn’t the first time the Amazons have fled the wrath of the man’s world and congregated in a singular place. Hence, Wonder Woman and her sisters may be on the verge of creating a new Amazon territory born once again from fear and hate.