Golden Girdle of Gaea
The Golden Girdle of Gaea is an object that features in DC Comics.
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History
Pre-Crisis
The Magic Girdle of Aphrodite
Post-Crisis
Following the Crisis of Infinite Earths, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Originally when the Themyscirian Amazons were created by the Gods of Olympus, they assigned Hippolyta and Antiope to rule as co-queens to the new nation. When they assigned these titles they gave each of the Amazon queens a Golden Girdle of Gaea, which were made from the original girdle belonging to the Earth goddess Gaea. The belts provided the two queens with enhanced strength and heightened their other abilities.
Eventually the demi-god Herakles was successful in stealing Hippolyta's belt at the urging of his half-brother Ares. After denouncing the Olympian gods for perceived false judgment, Antiope gave Hippolyta her girdle and left the Amazon nation with a group of faithful Amazons with her. They later became the Amazons of Bana-Mighdall. Together they retrieved Hippolyta's stolen belt and kept it as an heirloom. Thousands of years later when Wonder Woman discovered this lost tribe of Amazons, she took the belt from them and returned it to Hippolyta.
Similarly, the belt given to Hippolyta by Antiope was taken from Hippolyta and transformed into the Lasso of Truth.
Eventually the demi-god Heracles was successful in stealing Hippolyta's belt at the urging of his half-brother Ares. After denouncing the Olympian gods for perceived false judgement, Antiope gave Hippolyta her girdle and left the Amazon nation with a group of faithful Amazons with her. They later became the Amazons of Bana-Mighdall. Together they retrieved Hippolyta's stolen belt and kept it as an heirloom.
Thousands of years later when Wonder Woman discovered this lost tribe of Amazons, she battled one of their warriors named Shim'Tar. Shim'Tar used the power of the Girdle of Gaea to defeat Diana. She would have been successful had the Olympian god Hermes not come to Diana's aid. After Shim'Tar was defeated Diana took the belt and returned it to her mother Hippolyta.
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Overview
Users
- Diana :
Notes
- The Golden Girdle of Gaea was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter where it made its first appearance in All-Star Comics v1 #8 (January, 1942).
In other appearances
Television
Video games
Appearances
- All-Star Comics v1: (1942)
- Wonder Woman v1:
- Wonder Woman v2:
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