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Themiscyra (Pontus) Turkey
Themiscyra may refer to: * Themiscyra (Pontus), an ancient Greek town, the home of the legendary Amazons * Themyscira (DC Comics) Themyscira () is a fictional unitary state, unitary sovereign state, sovereign city-state and Archipelagic state, archipelagic island country, island nation appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Previously known as Paradise I ..., the fictional island home of DC Comics' Wonder Woman and her fellow Amazons * Themiscyra Plain, an ancient plain located in modern-day Turkey * ''Themiscyra'' (moth) or ''Lactura'', a genus of ermine moths {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Themiscyra (Pontus)
Themiscyra (; grc-gre, Θεμίσκυρα ''Themiskyra'') was an Ancient Greece, ancient Greek town in northeastern Anatolia; it was situated on the southern coast of the Black Sea, near the mouth of the Terme River, Thermodon, probably at or near modern Terme. According to Greek mythology, it was the capital city of the Amazons. Overview The town is mentioned as early as the time of Herodotus (iv. 86; ''comp.'' Scylax of Caryanda, p. 33; Pausanias (geographer), Pausanias i. 2. § 1) who also mentions the Amazon female warriors from Themiscyra. Aeschylus, in his play ''Prometheus Bound'', places the original home of the Amazons in the country about Lake Maeotis (the modern-day Sea of Azov), stating that they later moved to Themiscyra. According to Pseudo-Plutarch, the Amazons lived in and about the Tánais ( grc, Τάναϊς, now the Don River (Russia), Don River), formerly called the Amazonian or Amazon ( grc-gre, Ἀμαζόνιος) because the Amazons bathed themselves in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Themyscira (DC Comics)
Themyscira () is a fictional unitary sovereign city-state and archipelagic island nation appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Previously known as Paradise Island and the Amazon Isles, it first appeared in ''All Star Comics'' #8 (December 1941). Themyscira is a segregated nation of women governed by '' Aphrodite's Law'', which declared that the Amazons would be immortal as long as no man sets foot on their island. Men are banned from Themyscira under penalty of death. Themyscira's location is undisclosed; as a security measure, the island can shift its location over both land and time, remains undetectable from the perspective of any outside observer, and as soon as anyone leaves the island, they forget its location.''Wonder Woman'' (vol. 2) #104 Themyscira is the theocracy and capital city that serves as the Amazonians' government and place of origin for Wonder Woman. The name for the entire archipelago became "The Paradise Islands", when the city wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Themiscyra Plain
Themiscyra may refer to: * Themiscyra (Pontus), an ancient Greek town, the home of the legendary Amazons * Themyscira (DC Comics) Themyscira () is a fictional unitary state, unitary sovereign state, sovereign city-state and Archipelagic state, archipelagic island country, island nation appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Previously known as Paradise I ..., the fictional island home of DC Comics' Wonder Woman and her fellow Amazons * Themiscyra Plain, an ancient plain located in modern-day Turkey * ''Themiscyra'' (moth) or ''Lactura'', a genus of ermine moths {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
