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The hamsa hand with the eye holds significance for Christians, Muslims, and Jews. Learn from experts the hamsa's origins, symbolism, and how to use it. ... “A hamsa is an amulet — a good luck ...
A hanging hamsa in Tunisia. The hamsa (Arabic: خمسة, romanized: khamsa, lit. 'five', referring to images of 'the five fingers of the hand'), [1] [2] [3] also known as the hand of Fatima, [4] is a palm-shaped amulet popular throughout North Africa and in the Middle East and commonly used in jewellery and wall hangings.
Hamsa, a popular amulet in the Middle East and North Africa, also romanized as khamsa; Al Khamsa, a bloodline for Arabian horses that traces back to five mares; Al Khamsa (organization), a nonprofit organization in the United States that supports the breeding of Al Khamsa bloodline horses; Khamseh, a tribal people of Iran; Khamsa, a 2008 film
In the Wonder Woman comics, the Bracelets of Submission [1] are a pair of fictional metal bracelets or cuffs worn by Wonder Woman and other Amazons. They were originally created by William Moulton Marston, alluding to the Amazons' ties to Greek mythology, as an allegory for his philosophy of loving submission. The bracelets protect Wonder Woman ...
Helena Kosmatos was a new character named "Fury", created to replace the Golden Age Wonder Woman as Lyta Trevor's biological mother. [7] She began appearing in Thomas' Young All-Stars , a book set in World War II , and her backstory was revealed in Secret Origins #12.
Queen Hippolyta is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, based on the Amazon queen Hippolyta from Greek mythology.Introduced in 1941 during the Golden Age of Comic Books, she is the queen of the Amazons of Themyscira, the mother of Wonder Woman, and in some continuities, the adopted mother of Donna Troy.
A good luck charm is an amulet or other item that is believed to bring good luck. Almost any object can be used as a charm. Coins, horseshoes and buttons are examples, as are small objects given as gifts, due to the favorable associations they make. Many souvenir shops have a range of tiny items that may be used as good luck charms.
Wonder Woman: Gods & Mortals Book & DVD Set collects Wonder Woman vol. 2 #1–7, 192 pages, August 2015, ISBN 978-1401260026; Wonder Woman by George Perez Omnibus includes Wonder Woman vol. 2 #1–24 and Annual #1, 640 pages, August 2015, ISBN 978-1401255473