When Hippolyta was murdered for the first time—in her initial life as a prehistoric cavewoman existing over 32,000 years ago—the killer responsible for that act claimed not one life that day, but two, as the future Queen of Themyscira was heavy with child. As a result of her premature death, the child’s soul (along with that of her mother) was collected by Gaea, goddess of Earth, and placed in the Well of Souls, a fount that held the spirits of murdered women from throughout the ages. It was there that the unborn spirit languished, even after the other souls were called forth and reborn as the Amazons by an assembly of goddesses from the Greek pantheon.
It wasn’t until millennia later, after the Amazons had settled the island of Themyscira, that the soul of Hippolyta’s unborn child would achieve its destiny. Still saddened by the absence of the child she had been denied in her previous life, the Queen sought the guidance of the oracle Menalippe, who instructed her to fashion an infant out of clay. Doing as she was instructed on the beaches of Themyscira, the clay was changed by her patron gods (Demeter, Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, Hestia, and Hermes) into a human infant. In addition, as the clay turned to flesh and took in its first breath (becoming the first and only child ever born on Themyscira), the gods blessed the child with an array of special abilities. Overjoyed with the boon granted to her by her patrons, Hippolyta named the child Diana and raised her in the ways of the Amazons.
As she grew to adulthood, Diana (who had a voracious appetite for learning) was tutored in the arts of rhetoric, combat, religion, philosophy, and in all other forms of knowledge that the Amazons held in high regard; eventually coming to master each field that she studied. In addition, she was also trained by Phillipus, General of the Amazon guard and Hippolyta’s most trusted advisor, to both control and utilize her powers to their fullest potential. Thanks to the efforts of the Themysciran population, who each played a part in the child’s upbringing, Diana grew to become the most powerful and resourceful warrior on all of Themyscira.
Time passed, and soon the war god Ares grew angry at what he saw as disrespect for the gods and announced that he would inflict war on all of humanity. Zeus, king of the gods, decreed that the Amazons - eho had been created to be bringers and teachers of peace to all of Earth - should hold a contest to choose an ambassador to Man's World to counteract the threat of the war god. Condoned by her mother for entering the contest, Diana entered it in secret. She proved herself to be the best warrior in all of Themyscira. Having won and shown herself, Hippolyta at first disagreed with the outcome of the contest, but ultimately gave in. Reluctanty, the Queen bequeathed to her daughter the talismans that were now her right - silver, bullet deflecting vambraces that were forged from the broken shards of the Aegis and the Golden Lasso of Truth, a powerful lariat that was forged from the golden Girdle of Gaea and given to her by the goddess Hestia.
Now the world is ready for you, and the magic you can do.
Diana travelled to Patriarch's World and faced her two biggest enemies - the sons of Ares - before confronting the war god himself. Being who she was, Diana convinced Ares not to go through with his plan, and ultimately struck a deal of sorts with him.
Shortly, Diana settled down in Boston with Julia Kapatelis and her daughter Vanessa. While living here, Diana soon unwittingly created her own Rogues Gallery, including Cheetah II, Dr. Psycho, Circe, Giganta, and the Silver Swan.
Throughout the next few years, Diana started to grow accustomed to her role in Man's World as an ambassador, a superhero, and a role model, amongst other things.
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