Should there be other kids on the island than Diana?

[phonogram12]

While I'm a fan of the character, I'm not really a fan of any version of Donna Troy's origin, so if something like this would give her a better one, I'm all for it.

[Alpha]

"A few centuries ago" is a very long time and modern studies have pointed out that isolating kids from their peers can have a severe impact well into adulthood.

This isn't to say that it should be the case for Diana, but there is argument that it could cause problems.

I mean, the amazons are an ancient culture. It's not surprising that they would have social norms about parenting from between 2000AC to 1870 BC.

[Agent Z]

I mean, the amazons are an ancient culture. It's not surprising that they would have social norms about parenting from between 2000AC to 1870 BC.

Yeah, but you also said this:

A few centuries ago you could easily find an only child growing up in a farm surrounded by adults and very little contact with other children until they were old enough to travel around. I don't see what repercursions it would have on Diana, since when she finally became an adolescent there would be young adult amazons appearing on the island.

[AmiMizuno]

I mean in the Golden Age we see all the Amazons had children. Not only that but in order to learn a child must also need some kids her own age. What would be wrong if let's say a few send away kids were adopted by some of the Amazons. I mean what about her best Amazon friend. Why can't she at least have her best friend Mala. Now it would be interesting if Diana was the first kid in the sense that she was from the Island but all the other kids were adopted or some of the Amazons were pregnant. By that I mean what if the Amazons left the Island due to a few events and brought back a few women or children? Like what if at some point a few amazons had vote to explore and see if the world has changed it didn't seem like it so they turned away but brought a few things back

[kjn]

I'm vaguely positive to Themysciran kids, but I think the trick lies in the worldbuilding and how to create Diana's background. She preferably needs to be both special and a person integrated of Themysciran society, and several of the stories with other kids around Diana has faltered badly at the second (not only Azzarello but also De Liz stumbled at that).

My own idea on this was that the Amazons after their slavery and their anabasis had children among their numbers, and that some of them were pregnant. However, as part of them receiving Themyscira they had to give up all their male children, and Hippolyta was pregnant with a boy. He was given in the care of the goddesses (note: this is how you can give Diana a brother without falling face-first into a paternal narrative), but Hippolyta was distraught. She petitioned the goddesses and crafted Diana from clay.

So we can keep the clay heritage, the divine connections, and give Diana other children to grow up with. And as a bonus Themyscira gets a shameful secret to build stories and drama around.