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Themyscira is a fictional island nation in the DC Comics universe. It is an alternative spelling of the mythological city Themiscyra - the capital of the Amazon tribe in Greek mythology. The comic book version is located somewhere in the Bermuda Triangle atop a gateway to the realm of Tartarus. The immortal Amazons are charged by the gods with defending the gateway and keeping it sealed.
As a separate tribe of Amazons took residence on the island (the Amazons of Bana-Mighdall), the word "Themyscirian" can also be used to identify a specific tribe of Amazons.
Among its residents is most notably Wonder Woman. Other prominent residents are Queen Hippolyta, Troia, Artemis, Fury, Harbinger, as well as several others.
The island, prior to the 1985 Crisis on Infinite Earths, was known as Paradise Island and is generally considered to be an analog of that particular Bahamanian island.
Recently, Themyscira was under attack by OMAC forces, as described in DC Comics's Infinite Crisis. Due to this attack, as well as the many various other attacks the island has suffered through since Diana became Wonder Woman, it was decided that the Olympian and Bana-Mighdallian goddesses would transport the island and its inhabitants (sans Diana) to an undisclosed location to live in peace.
As a separate tribe of Amazons took residence on the island (the Amazons of Bana-Mighdall), the word "Themyscirian" can also be used to identify a specific tribe of Amazons.
Among its residents is most notably Wonder Woman. Other prominent residents are Queen Hippolyta, Troia, Artemis, Fury, Harbinger, as well as several others.
The island, prior to the 1985 Crisis on Infinite Earths, was known as Paradise Island and is generally considered to be an analog of that particular Bahamanian island.
Recently, Themyscira was under attack by OMAC forces, as described in DC Comics's Infinite Crisis. Due to this attack, as well as the many various other attacks the island has suffered through since Diana became Wonder Woman, it was decided that the Olympian and Bana-Mighdallian goddesses would transport the island and its inhabitants (sans Diana) to an undisclosed location to live in peace.
