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Antiope
Antiope
Continuity: DC Universe
Notability: Recurring character
Gender: Female
Race: Amazon
Location: Bana-Mighdall
Associations: Amazons of Bana-Mighdall
Known relatives: Hippolyta [1]
Diana [2]
Status: Alive
First: Wonder Woman, Vol. 1 #312

Antiope is a figure of Greek mythology. She is member of the immortal race known as Amazons, and is presented as the daughter of Ares, and the sister to Hippolyta and Melanippe. She became the wife of the Greek hero Theseus. In speculative fiction, Antiope is most often interpreted as a supporting character in the Wonder Woman family of comic book titles published by DC Comics. She first appeared as part of the Pre-Crisis Silver Age (Earth-One) era of story continuity in the pages of Wonder Woman, Volume 1 #312 in February, 1984 in a story titled "Escape". The character was re-imagined for Post-Crisis continuity and re-introduced in the first issue of the second Wonder Woman comic book series in 1987.

Silver Age[]

The Earth-One version of Antiope had red hair and did not appear to have any familiar connection to Hippolyta. In fact, she openly opposed her, believing that a treacherous Amazon named Sofia Constantinas had been secretly guiding Hippolyta's actions, even going so far as to force her own daughter, Princess Diana, to turn against them. [3]

Modern Age[]

Antiope, and the rest of the original Amazons, were born from the souls of slain women and resurrected by the Gods of Mount Olympus. These spirits rose from the depths of the Aegean Sea and mingled with the clay of the seabed, giving them form and function. Hippolyta, was the first to rise from the sea, with Antiope following second. As the first of the Amazons, the two regarded each other as sisters. The remaining spirits were reborn in short order, giving birth to the modern day Amazonian race.

Antiope and Hipppoylta eventually parted company with the latter going off establish an Amazon society on the isle of Themyscira. Those who followed Antiope traveled abroad, and became a "Lost Tribe" of Amazons. They journeyed into the deserts of Ancient Egypt and founded the city of Bana-Mighdall.

Notes[]

  • Another version of Antiope appeared in the digital series and comic book adaptation, The Legend of Wonder Woman.
  • The Post-Crisis version of Antiope was originally presented with black hair, but later appearances show her with blonde hair. [4]

See also[]

Comics

TV series

External Links[]

References[]

  1. Amazon "sister".
  2. Amazon niece. Also known as Wonder Woman.
  3. Wonder Woman 312; "Escape".
  4. Wonder Woman Vol 2 177; "Paradise Found".
  5. Wonder Woman Vol 2 0; "The Contest: Part 2 - The Blind Eyes of Time".

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