Wonder Wom The Feminist Symbol Behind The Bracelets

Wonder Woman: The Feminist Symbol Behind The Bracelets Wonder Woman is seen as being American, but in reality she is a Greek demigod. The amazonian superhero battles formidable Greek deities with an arsenal of weapons that were magically enhanced by the gods of Olympus. Those weapons include classics such as a sword and shield, and also includes a lasso a. She possesses superhuman abilities that were blessed to her by the gods and they included Hermes, Aphrodite, Artemis, Hestia, and Demeter. Her amazonian origin creates powerful symbolism for women everywhere and she provides women with strength. To truly understand Wonder Woman you must know of her origin. Created out of clay by her mother Hippolyta--the queen of the Amazons-- Wonder Woman was given life from the the gods of ancient Greece. She is arguably immortal due to her home on the island of Themyscira. Themyscira is where she was born; the island has been separated from the evils of man for thousands of years. Hippolyta named her daughter Diana, after the Roman goddess of the moon and hunt. The Amazons original purpose was to protect man’s world, but they abandoned their original purpose and chose to live in seclusion for thousands of years. Diana disagreed with the Amazon’s decision to separate from mankind and believed that the Amazons should integrate back into man’s society, but Hippolyta believed that the Amazons have no place in man’s society. However, all that changed during World War II when a United States