Bacchae (comics)
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The Bacchae are a fictional
group of woman warrior characters owned by Marvel Comics
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and her sisters set about war mongering various lands. In each attack she would steal female children, raising them to be her faithful warriors. This gave rise to the origin of the mythological Amazons
. Hippolyta served as their queen and she called them her Bacchae. This arrangement served for many years until the arrival of Hercules
.
eventually arrived at Themyscira, the home of the Amazons, with some other famous heroes (Jason, Theseus, and Telamon). Together they wiped out the Amazons while trying to capture their queen's golden girdle. Theseus, the second most important person on the ship, kidnapped who he thought was the Queen of the Amazons but was actually the Queens sister Antiope who had dressed up like Hippolyta to protect her.
and once sought vengeance on the Invisible Woman
for interfering with their affairs. They then formed a private New York club called Tartarus as a front based in the heart of Wall Street
. Outsiders see it as a private pleasure palace for those of the international business elite who consider the Hellfire Club
too passe. It was here during a kidnap attempt that they were foiled by the X-Men
.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
group of woman warrior characters owned by Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
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Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons
In ancient times HippolytaHippolyta (Marvel Comics)
Based on the Hippolyta of Greek mythology, Hippolyta is a fictional Amazon character within the Marvel Comics universe.-Fictional character biography:...
and her sisters set about war mongering various lands. In each attack she would steal female children, raising them to be her faithful warriors. This gave rise to the origin of the mythological Amazons
Amazons
The Amazons are a nation of all-female warriors in Greek mythology and Classical antiquity. Herodotus placed them in a region bordering Scythia in Sarmatia...
. Hippolyta served as their queen and she called them her Bacchae. This arrangement served for many years until the arrival of Hercules
Hercules (Marvel Comics)
Hercules is a fictional character that appears in publications by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in Journey into Mystery Annual #1 and was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby....
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Hercules
HerculesHercules (Marvel Comics)
Hercules is a fictional character that appears in publications by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in Journey into Mystery Annual #1 and was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby....
eventually arrived at Themyscira, the home of the Amazons, with some other famous heroes (Jason, Theseus, and Telamon). Together they wiped out the Amazons while trying to capture their queen's golden girdle. Theseus, the second most important person on the ship, kidnapped who he thought was the Queen of the Amazons but was actually the Queens sister Antiope who had dressed up like Hippolyta to protect her.
Forming the Bacchae
Hippolyta, being immortal, then decided to re-start her Bacchae cult in order to advance her standing in modern day. She did this by initiating female street people and runaways, providing them with weapons and fighting skills. This modern day Bacchae also became former associates of the Golden HordeGolden Horde
The Golden Horde was a Mongol and later Turkicized khanate that formed the north-western sector of the Mongol Empire...
and once sought vengeance on the Invisible Woman
Invisible Woman
Susan "Sue" Storm Richards is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superheroine created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby. The character first appeared in Fantastic Four #1 in November 1961, and was the first female superhero created by Marvel in the Silver Age of Comics...
for interfering with their affairs. They then formed a private New York club called Tartarus as a front based in the heart of Wall Street
Wall Street
Wall Street refers to the financial district of New York City, named after and centered on the eight-block-long street running from Broadway to South Street on the East River in Lower Manhattan. Over time, the term has become a metonym for the financial markets of the United States as a whole, or...
. Outsiders see it as a private pleasure palace for those of the international business elite who consider the Hellfire Club
Hellfire Club (comics)
The Hellfire Club is a fictional society within the Marvel Comics Universe that often comes into confrontation with the mutant superhero team, the X-Men...
too passe. It was here during a kidnap attempt that they were foiled by the X-Men
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team in the . They were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in The X-Men #1...
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Footnotes
- Fantastic Four vol. 3 #7, 20
- Peter Parker: Spider-Man Annual 2000