<Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Mystic item / artifact, Weapon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Element of stories featuring </Th> <Td> Wonder Woman </Td> </Tr> <P> The Lasso of Truth is a fictional weapon wielded by DC Comics superheroine Wonder Woman, Princess Diana of Themyscira . It is also known as the Magic Lasso or the Lasso of Hestia . It was created by William Moulton Marston, inventor of the lie detector, as an allegory for feminine charm . But later it became more popular as a device to extract truth from people . </P> <P> The lariat forces anyone it captures into submission; compelling its captives to obey the wielder of the lasso and tell the truth . </P>

Where did the lasso of truth come from