Diana Prince

## History

### Background

The Amazons were female hunters and warriors who mostly resided within the island of Themyscira. They appointed Hippolyta, a female warrior affiliated with the god Ares, to become their queen.

However, the Amazons were later attacked by Heracles as part of his Twelve Labours. While many Amazions had died as a result of Heracles’ rampage, Hippolyta managed to defend herself from him and survive.

As a result of this, Hippolyta decided to isolate the Amazonians from the rest of Man’s World. With this, she was joined by five goddesses (Aphrodite, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, and Hestia) who bestowed their power and guidance to the Amazons. In order to legitimize these deals, Hippolyta had to bear a child with Zeus, and with this, Princess Diana was born.

As the child of Zeus and Hippolyta, Diana was bestowed with more power by the goddesses compared to the average Amazonian. In addition to this, Hermes, as the herald of the Gods, bestowed Diana with power and guidance as well.

### Diana of Themyscira

While Diana and the rest of the Amazons were isolated from Man’s World, Hippolyta still allowed Diana to enter Man’s World from time to time within short periods. Despite this, she only really went to the outside world to help out with whatever conflict was currently ongoing. She also accompanied her mother, Queen Hippolyta, when she joined a secret organization of adventurers.

In 1999, a US Air Force officer named Steve Trevor crash-landed into the island of Themyscira. Being the sole survivor of the crash, Diana and the rest of the Amazons nursed Steve back to health. As Diana had taken an interest in Steve and the rest of Man’s World, she safely escorted Steve back to Man’s World.

After Steve had been returned to the United States, Diana decided to stay on Man’s World and help the people there. After Hippolyta had agreed to Diana's decision, she revealed herself to the world and became the hero known as **Wonder Woman**.

## Powers & Abilities

### Powers

* **Demigoddess Physiology**
	+ **Mythic Strength:** Bestowed by Demeter, Diana draws her strength from the spirit of the Earth herself. She is said to be as strong as Kryptonians such as Superman and Power Girl, and can even hold her own against Darkseid.
	+ **Enhanced Resiliency**
	+ **Mythic Speed** and **Flight:** Bestowed by Hermes, Diana is able to think, react, and move at incredible speeds. She also possesses the power to fly at high speeds (around a maximum of 1000 KPH).
	+ **Enhanced Stamina**
	+ **Enhanced Reflexes**
	+ **Accelerated Healing**
	+ **Mythic Wisdom:** Bestowed by Athena, Diana possesses great wisdom, intelligence, and military prowess. Athena's gift has enabled Diana to master dozens of languages (even dead languages and those of alien origin), multiple complex crafts, sciences and philosophies, as well as leadership, military strategy, and armed and unarmed combat.

### Abilities

* **Hand-to-Hand Combat**
* **Aviation**
* **Swordsmanship**

### Equipment

* **Lasso of Truth:** Her signature lasso forces anyone it captures into submission; compelling its captives to obey her and tell the absolute truth. In addition, the lasso is also virtually indestructible.
* **Bracelets of Submission**
* **Invisible Jet**
* **Themysciran Shield:** Diana’s shield was created by Hephaestus from the alloy known as Amazonium. Its properties and functions are similar to the Bracelets of Submission.