Princess Diana of Themyscira, or commonly known as Wonder Woman, is a fictional
superheroine from the DC Justice League Comics. Appearing in 1941 on an All-Stars
comic, Diana has the powers of superhuman strength, nigh-invulnerability, speed,
flight, healing factor, and semi-immortality, as well as using her well-known
bulletproof bracelets and golden lasso. Diana's origin story states that she was
sculpted from clay by her mother Queen Hippolyta and was given life as an
Amazonian woman. Hippolyta was mentioned in Greek mythology as the queen of the
Amazon women and the daughter of Ares, the god of war. Diana is the goddess of the
hunt, moon, and nature in Roman mythology, Artemis in Greek mythology, which may
be tied to the idea behind Wonder Woman's real name. I believe this story puts a fun
twist on Greek mythology while still being original. It gives a sense of feminism that
wasn't seen much in the 1940s. I am glad the writers thought of this fun way to represent
goddesses in Greek mythology to influence kids. I believe that Wonder Woman is a
powerful character from a family of Greek gods that should be recognized more often.

Lucy Robinson