In Greek mythology, Themiscyra was the capital of the Amazons, on the river Thermodon. Greek mythology comprises the collected narratives of Greek gods, goddesses, heroes, and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral-poetic tradition. ... In Greek mythology, the Amazons were either an ancient legendary nation of female warriors or a contemporary land of women at the outer edges of the world. ... The Thermodon river is currently named Terme or Therme-Tchai, and it is located in northern Turkey between the cities Ordu and Fatsa. ...
Diana of Themiscyra was the only child born to the legendary race of Amazons.
The Amazons of Themiscyra were a race created by the pantheon of female goddesses in Greek mythology to help promise understanding between the genders.
Promised by the Gods she worshipped that one day she would save the world, Diana has been bestowed with super strength, the ability to fly and the beauty of Aphrodite.
In modern usage, the word is often used to refer to strong and independent women, in contrast to conventional stereotypes of women as weak and passive.
Amazons were said to have lived in Pontus near the shore of the Euxine Sea[?], where they formed an independent kingdom under the government of a queen with the capital being Themiscyra on the banks of the river Thermodon[?] (Herodotus iv.
From this centre they made numerous warlike excursions -- to Scythia, Thrace, the coasts of Asia Minor and the islands of the Aegean Sea, even penetrating to Arabia, Syria and Egypt.
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