Wonder Woman

Lasso-wielding warrior princess

Wonder Woman is a DC Comics superhero—an Amazon warrior princess with superhuman strength, speed, and combat skills.

She wields a lasso of truth and indestructible bracelets.

Outside comics, the term describes a woman who seems to handle everything effortlessly: She's a real Wonder Woman, running a company while raising three kids.

superhero

Justice League

DC's main superhero team

powers · superhuman strength · flight · comics · crossover · multiverse · Batman · Superman · heroics · alter-ego

mythology

Zeus

Greek sky god

Olympus · Greek gods · demigod · Amazonia · pantheon · oracle · Mount Olympus · immortality · Hermes · Aphrodite

character

Themyscira

Fictional Amazonian island nation

tiara · demigoddess · warrior princess · Ares · Circe · Paradise Island · origin story

themes

truth

Accordance with reality

courage · hope · peace · strength · honor · warrior · diplomat · protector · humanity · sacrifice

feminism

feminist icon

Celebrated advocate for women

glass ceiling · trailblazer · Gloria Steinem · women's liberation · equal rights · breaking barriers · role model · patriarchy · sisterhood · female gaze

Categories
Opposites
heroic alignment

Wonder WomanCirce

Mythical witch, island-dweller

Ares · Darkseid · Lex Luthor · The Joker · supervillain

gender representation in superheroes

Wonder WomanSuperman

Metropolis's flying defender

Batman · Aquaman · Green Lantern · Thor · Captain America

origin and power source

Wonder WomanSuperman

Metropolis's flying defender

Kryptonian · Supergirl

Family

woman, wonder, wonderful, wondering, wondered, womanly, wonders, wondrous, womanhood

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G