Origin

Antiope was created when Greek goddesses wanted to spread the message of peace and love, and they thought that creating a race of strong women would help fulfill their requirements. They took the souls of women who had died in the hands of men, and sent them to the bottom of the Aegean Sea. There on the bottom of the seabed, clay was formed into the shape of a human body and once they reached the surface, they became living human beings. The first one was Hippolyta and the second one was Antiope. Each of these women were granted traits from each of the goddesses. Hunting skills from Artemis, wisdom from Athena, warm personalities and an ability to create warm homes from Hestia, lots of harvest from Demeter and beauty of not just physical appearance, but soul as well from Aphrodite. As a sign of their leadership, the goddesses gave Hippolyta and Antiope each a Golden Girdle of Gaea which would enhance their abilities. They then found their city Themyscira and have lived there ever since.

Antiope's Daughter

During their reign, Antiope and Hippolyta came across a mother and a daughter. The mother was Queen Hypsipyle and her daughter was Princess Phthia. They too also ruled a matriarchal and that Argonaut Jason landed on their island and had a son and daughter to the queen, the daughter being Phthia. Jason had left the island to explore and the Queen was left to rule by herself. There, the Queen's subjects rebelled against her, killed her infant son and was cursed with leprosy. They banished the Queen and Phthia and eventually met Calchas who told her that she should return to her island, escorted by a warrior queen, as there is a lesson that could be learned. Antiope and a group of Amazons agreed to escort her. When the Queen returned home to her island, Lemnos, they had discovered that the women there had been dead for a long time now by internal fighting and civil wars. Queen Hypsipyle died of grief and Antiope adopted Phthia as her own daughter and both shared a very special bond.

Downfall

The god Ares who was one of their greatest enemies, sent Heracles to invade the Amazons and steal their Golden Girdles. Heracles met Hippolyta and Antiope on the shores of Paradise Island and tried to negotiate peacefully, but Heracles attacked Hippolyta and she easily defeated him with her strength. Hippolyta still wished for peace, and invited him and his army into Themyscira to get to know each other better. Hiding his anger, he accepted. During the feast, Heracles and his men drugged their wine and took them prison soon after. He then stole their Golden Girdles and abused and rape them after. Hippolyta then prayed to Athena to help them. Athena would help, but only if they would not seek revenge on Heracles. Hippolyta agreed and the bonds were broken. The Amazons were free now, and they were filled with anger and wanted to take revenge on Heracles and his men. They broke Hippolyta's oath with Athena and so she forced them to serve a penance. Hippolyta agreed, though Antiope was not happy with the way she was being treated. She then gave back the Golden Girdle and denounced all ties to the gods. She said her goodbye to Hippolyta and she left with another group of Amazons who wished to seek vengance against Heracles.

In Greece

Antiope and her Amazons arrived in Greece, and there she met Theseus who had fallen in love with Antiope. The two got married and together they joined their armes. The Amazons did not like the idea of joining with the men who had raped them. Phthia was also against this as this resembled the cursed life she had though she still accepted their marriage. Soon they had a child called Hippolytus and they had found a male heir to the throne. Theseus' former wife, Ariadne, became jealous of this idea and looked for Circe to help her deal with this. Circe transported Ariadne to Antiope's room and murdered her and taint the Amazon name even more, she planned it so it looked like Phthia was responsible for the murder. The news of Antiope's death and the false accusation of her daughter enraged the Amazons and they had freed Phthia from Theseus' dungeon and had also taken back Hippolyta's Golden Girdle that Heracles stole. With that, Phthia carried on Antiope's rule and carried on the Amazons of Bana-Mighdall.