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Wonder Woman’s origin story has changed several times over the years, but her newest in Absolute Wonder Woman #1 makes the most sense. The story has adjusted her upbringing, which provides a new layer to her heroism. It also makes more sense for her character based on the roles of the Greek gods and goddesses in terms of influence and punishment.
Absolute Wonder Woman #1 has the creative team of Kelly Thompson, Hayden Sherman, Jordie Bellaire, and Becca Carey. DC’s Absolute line has been reinventing iconic heroes like Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman. In the case of the Amazonian warrior, her origin has taken a major turn, forcing her to grow up without her usual mother, Hippolyta and her home of Themyscira. While there have been instances where she has been banished from her home as a result of leaving, the place she was raised doesn’t tend to change very much. This isn’t the case in Absolute Wonder Woman #1.
Wonder Woman’s Origins Adjust, Providing Different Glimpses of the Olympians
In Absolute Wonder Woman #1, Diana is raised by Circe in a place known as the Wild Isle in Hell. As usual in mythology, Circe is a sorceress. Her home is her prison, and Apollo delivers Diana to Circe, who will be her warden. Instead, Circe becomes a mother to the last of the Amazons. In this iteration, the Amazons have been punished by the Olympians, because of crimes committed against Zeus – an often occurrence among Greek legends for both heroes and other gods. Her upbringing in this alternative line of DC storytelling is actually much more fitting when it comes to mythology.
Many myths highlight severe punishments the Olympians serve to mortals, whether the people were actually at fault or not. The punishments tend to be severe or even disproportionate to the “crimes.” The circumstances of Diana’s birth range from being the daughter of Hippolyta and Zeus to being granted life by the gods. Her best origins have come from Wonder Woman #1 (1942) and the more recent Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons (2022), in which Aphrodite or the Greek goddesses grant her life. They emphasize the connections between Diana’s Amazonian heritage and conflicts between the gods and goddesses of Olympus, focusing on the goddesses especially.
DC’s Latest Take on the Amazons Is Its Most Thrilling Yet
Being granted life by the gods collectively, by Zeus, or being his daughter doesn’t show the complex dynamics between the Olympians. This new origin also shows her mirroring a Hercules myth from his infancy, creating an intriguing parallel between the two heroes. Diana has taken over traditionally male and patriarchal myths here, allowing her to pave her own way that could truly anger the gods. The punishment of the Amazons is more in line with Zeus’ character and pride, giving Diana a tougher challenge in connecting to her roots and a legacy she has lost. To truly punish the Amazons, removing their role in their daughter’s life shows the wrath of the gods in a cruelly epic way, delivering Wonder Woman her best origin to date.
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