THE MARK OF ATHENA FAN ART TRIAL

Aquaman is none too pleased about that, so he and Aqualad teach him a lesson about selfishness. Their first encounter, in 1964’s Aquaman #17, is actually over Mera, who Poseidon has decided to take as his own wife. Greek Gossip: The entire ten-year epic of Homer’s Odyssey only happened because Poseidon absolutely hates this one guy in particularĪs a sea god, Poseidon’s historically been more involved in Aquaman’s life than Wonder Woman’s.Dominion: The sea, storms and earthquakes, horses for some reason.(Greek god families are complicated.) Either way, as either Hippolyta’s grandfather or former lover, they have a lot to work out. Similarly, Zeus has been either Wonder Girl Cassandra Sandsmark's father or grandfather, depending on the state of continuity. As far as we know, he is in no way affiliated with Batman villain Maxie Zeus.ĭepending on whether you’re reading comics from before or after 2011, Zeus is either Wonder Woman’s great-grandfather by way of Ares and Hippolyta, or Wonder Woman’s father. In the past, Zeus has been depicted as a member of the Quintessence, a quintumvirate of figures who oversee matters of major importance to the universe alongside Ganthet, Highfather, the Phantom Stranger, and the wizard Shazam. Ostensibly, the power of Shazam draws upon the “Power of Zeus,” but several sources indicate that the magic god “Zeus” may not be the same entity as the Greek god Zeus. But that doesn’t usually come up these days. According to the Genesis event in the 1990s, Zeus-and all other modern gods-were created by the “Godwave” emanating from the Source that swept through the universe five billion years ago when the Old Gods died and the Fourth World was born. The DC Universe is a place of many gods of many pantheons, however, essentially reducing his role to a sort of deific district manager. In Greek mythology, Zeus is the king of all gods and the boss when it comes to Mt. Greek Gossip: Once seduced a princess by turning into a swan.Family Tree: Son of the Titans, Cronus and Rhea.Dominion: The sky, thunder and lightning, law and order.These are the Olympian Gods, as we know them in the DC Universe. We’ve got a cheat sheet for you on the who’s who you’ll be hobnobbing with on Mt. As one adapts to any new setting, it’s important to know who you’ll be sharing your work with. Olympus, in a role which is at the center of this week’s Olympus: Rebirth. As it turns out, Hippolyta has earned her place on Mt. But her closest friends and loved ones may soon learn that their lost queen isn’t so far away.

THE MARK OF ATHENA FAN ART TRIAL

After millennia of service to her people on Paradise Island, death finally came for Queen Hippolyta in this spring’s Trial of the Amazons.

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