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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.
In the continuity of DC Comics' 2011 reboot, The New 52, she is also known as Alcippe, and is Hippolyta's mother and the founding leader of the Amazons of Bana-Mighdall, who is worshiped by them as a sacred ancestor. In the 2017 DC Extended Universe live-action feature film Wonder Woman, she was portrayed by Robin Wright.
Wonder Woman #328 (December 1985) Demeter is the Goddess of Agriculture, Harvest, Crops, and Fertility who is based on the goddess of the same name. Post-Crisis, she served as one of Wonder Woman's patron goddesses. In the New 52, she had green skin and resembled a dryad. Dionysus: Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #7 (August 1987)
Wonder Woman's closest friend among the Amazons, Mala was the first runner-up in the contest to determine who would enter Man's World as Wonder Woman and later became the head of the Amazons’ therapeutic center Reformation Island. Nubia: Wonder Woman #204 (January 1973) Originally Diana's long-lost twin sister who was raised by Ares.
Wonder Woman's advocacy for women rights and gay rights was taken a step further in September 2016, when comic book writer Greg Rucka announced that she is canonically bisexual, according to her rebooted "Rebirth" origin. [268] [269] Rucka stated, "... nobody at DC Comics has ever said, [Wonder Woman] gotta be straight. Nobody. Ever.
Pre-Crisis, the name "Wonder Woman" was a title by the Amazons for the greatest Amazon warrior. Post- Crisis , the name was given to Diana by the U.S. media shortly after her first public appearance after a reporter takes note of her breastplate insignia resembling a double-W.
Azzarello describes the new Wonder Woman book as being darker than the past series, even going so far as to call it a "horror" book. [61] In this new continuity, Wonder Woman's origin is significantly changed and she is no longer a clay figure brought to life by the magic of the gods. Instead, she is the natural-born daughter of Hippolyta and Zeus.
The Earth-Two Wonder Woman's returns in Infinite Crisis #5. Art by Phil Jimenez. When the new, post-crisis Wonder Woman breaks up a riot in Boston, she is interrupted by a woman she thinks is her mother (Queen Hippolyta); Hippolyta is the golden-age Wonder Woman via time travel in her continuity. The intruder identifies herself as Earth-Two ...