WonderWoman

Michele Yono 2nd Hour


 * Wonder Woman**

Wonder Woman is a DC comics super-heroine created by William Moulton Marston. She first appeared in All Stars Comic in December of 1941.She is an amazon and she was created to be a feminist role model whose mission was to bring the Amazon ideals of love, peace, and sexual equality to a world torn by the hatred of men.Wonder Woman is an Amazon champion, armed with bulletproof bracelets, magic lasso, and Amazonian training. She is part of the fictional tribe of Amazons, based on the Amazons of Greek Mythology. When she leaves the Amazon world she is known as Wonder Woman and Princess Diana. She has superhuman powers that include strength, flight, and super-agility. years she was had descriptions that other ancient stories had such as "beautiful as Aphrodite, wise as Athena, swifter than Hermes, and stronger than Hercules."
 * Basic Background**

Wonder woman has powers that include superhuman strength, being able to fly, super-speed, super-stamina, and super-agility. She also has the ability to communicate with animals. She uses her Lasso of Truth, which forces people to tell the truth. She has a pair of indestructible bracelets to stop bullets and a tiara which serves as a projectile. She has the strength ability to tear a steel door off its hinges. Also when she slams her metal bracelets together she can make superman's ears bleed. Wonder Woman's amazon training also let her. Some examples of her "Larger than Life" qualities are being able to make a coin into a bridge with her strength, drill through a mountain within seconds, and her fingernails could cut through a steel door. Wonder Woman has great wisdom, intelligence, and military powers. She is able to master over a dozen languages, including caveman. She also got new abilities between 1966 and 1967 in which included super breath, and the ability to turn water into snow. .
 * "Larger Than Life" Qualitites**

Wonder Woman has gained her abilities through Amazon training. She is known to be an acrobat, skilled fighter, and strategist. She was trained in many ancient and modern forms in armed and unarmed combat including Amazon martial arts. Her mother also trained her as Wonder Girl, for a future career as Wonder Woman. She is portrayed as a hero that is skilled in using her Amazon bracelets to stop bullets and in wielding her golden lasso.Wonder Woman has shown the ability to place individuals into a state of sleep while under the power of her golden lasso during fights. Wonder Woman's weapons have helped her become a skilled fighter. Wonder Woman's Golden Tiara acts as a dagger and a throwing weapon, returning to her like a boomerang. Its sharpness and mystical nature can be proven to even cut superman.She is a superior warrior who has easily beaten [|Batman], Big Barda, Black Canary, and Olympian gods in fighting matches.
 * Skilled Fighter**[[image:890259-wonder_woman_super.jpg width="286" height="389" align="right"]]

Wonder Woman has some weaknesses that can destroy her or take away her powers. Her powers would be removed in accordance with "Aphrodite's Law" if she allowed herself to be bound or chained by a male. In the television series, her magic belt allowed her to retain her powers when she was not on Paradise Island; removing it weakened her. Also, she couldn't remove her bracelets without going insane. Even though Wonder Woman has her iron bracelets to defect anything that comes towards her, but she can have her skin cut by a very sharp weapon. She isn't as resistant to energy weapons as she is to blunt force, because superman can break her bones if he is enraged enough. Also if in a battle her hands get tied behind her back she can be beaten by very sharp weapons. An example of how she can be destroyed would be if she was chained to a wall and a rocket came straight at her.
 * Wonder Woman's Weakness's**



Athena is the daughter of [|Zeus]. She was known to be born out of Zeus's forehead as being a adult. She is also known to be the most favorite child of Zeus. Athena is the goddess of wisdom, war, strength, and crafts, but above all she is Godess of the City. She is also referred to as Pallas Athena. Athena is a companion of heroes and the goddess of heroic qualities. She is first of three virgin goddesses, and she is the virgin patron of Athens. The city Athens got its name from her which is Athena. Her role is to be the protector of the city. Many people throughout the Greek world worshiped Athena as //Athena Polias// ("Athena of the city")
 * Athena Background Information**

In one of her adventures Athena would know the shape of various men, women, and children to guide Odysseus. Her protection of him allowed Odysseus to finally return safely home. Athena once made someone go blind by covering his eyes with her hands and giving him the gift of prophecy. Athena was also very good at crafts. She was given credit with the invention of the yoke and the bridle, a sailing ship, the flute, and the trumpet. Athena can also change into a bird form and was once thought to be a bird goddess.
 * "Larger than Life" Qualities**

Athena was more of a strategic skilled fighter whereas Wonder Woman was more of a physical skilled fighter. She played a huge role in the Trojan War. She gave Athens the gift of the olive tree, providing oil, food, and wood. To prevent the [|Trojan War] Athena descended from Olympus and walked between the two armies, making both sides swear oaths to keep peace. A solider his oath, thus starting the Trojan War so Athena showed her disappointment by helping the other side to become victorious. She championed many fighters by giving them advice and offering protection, to help them win their battles. Athena who is the "goddess of war" never lost a battle.
 * Skilled Fighter**

Athena does not have a certain weakness that will destroy like how Wonder Woman has some that will destroy her. Athena's weakness is that reasons rule her. She sometimes gets emotional when it comes to her protecting some heroes like Odysseus and Perseus. Another Weakness that she has, is that she is too ruled by her head and she is out of touch with her feminine side. She also lacks compassion and is sometimes unapproachable. Also Athena is really intelligent in her own realm of responsibilities, but when it comes to other things out of her realm she lacks capability of being the best. .
 * Athena's Weakness**

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