As Princess Diana of Themyscira, Wonder Woman is of Amazonian blue-blood. Formed from clay by her mother, Queen Hippolyta, and given life by the breath of Aphrodite, she is a demi-god.
No longer a clay figure brought to life by the magic of the gods, she is, instead, a demi-goddess and the natural-born daughter of Hippolyta and Zeus.
The only known living demigod descendant of the Old Gods is the half-Amazon Diana, now known to the world as the superheroine Wonder Woman. After a long and mostly fruitless search, the Wizard Shazam finally found a worthy champion to bestow his power upon.
The goddess Diana. Though the story of Princess Diana of Themyscira – AKA Wonder Woman/Diana Prince – doesn't derive from ancient Greek or Roman myths, her name echoes that of the Roman goddess Diana – identified with the Greek goddess Artemis – a ubiquitous figure in classical and medieval literary cultures.
Creators. Bekka, also known as Wonder Woman, is a New God of New Genesis who fled to Earth after her family destroyed Darkseid's forces at her wedding to Orion.
In The New 52 reboot, Wonder Woman's origin is revised, with her now being the biological daughter of Zeus. Zeus and Hippolyta engaged in combat, and their fight ended with the couple having sex, and thus Diana was conceived.
Zeus, also known as Jupiter, was the king of the Old Gods, worshipped by the Amazons, ancient Greeks and Roman civilizations. He is the father of numerous children, which include: the fearsome God of War Ares, the Goddess of Hunt Artemis, as well as the heroic demigods Hercules and Wonder Woman.
Which god created Wonder Woman? The Greek god Zeus (in the Roman: Jupiter) figures prominently in the 2017 Wonder Woman movie. Diana tells Steve Trevor that Zeus created her out of clay in order to thwart the evil plans of the war god Ares.
Diana, in Roman religion, goddess of wild animals and the hunt, identified with the Greek goddess Artemis. Her name is akin to the Latin words dium (“sky”) and dius (“daylight”).
The contemporary superheroine has a backstory inspired by Greek mythology, which in turn was inspired by real-life ancient warrior women, writes Kimiya Shokoohi.
As the literal God of Evil, Darkseid has earned his reputation as DC's ultimate force of destruction many times over.
Wonder Woman is an Amazon and was granted her powers by the Greek gods in particular Aphrodite who created the Amazons. It is said that much of her strength comes from her training and channeling her mental powers into physical abilities.
Aquaman is neither a god nor a demigod. He is a human-Atlantean hybrid due to his mother being an Atlantean princess and his father being a human. Although in part inspired by ancient sea gods such as Neptune and Poseidon, this was never a part of his character.
Wonder Woman first introduces the God Killer as a legendary sword, a familiar incarnation for fans of the comics, but the sword itself is ultimately revealed to be nothing but a tricksy McGuffin that leads Diana (Gal Gadot) to the realization that she is the God Killer, which means she's also a goddess.
Wonder Woman's greatest weakness was to be tied up by a man. If this were to happen, she would lose her superpowers and become helpless.
Yes, Zeus is on a power scale greater than the majority of superheroes. Wonder Woman is divine but she isn't Queen of the Gods. Although there are Gods who could take on Zeus (Hades, Poseidon, Hera, Athena) in their own right.
A demigod is a divine mythological figure, a god who is either part human, or a minor god. In ancient Greece, dead heroes were sometimes thought of as demigods.
The most general rule regarding Wonder Woman is that she is immortal but not invulnerable. In other words, she is immune to natural death but not to a violent death.
Thor is more powerful than Wonder Woman and would win a fight against her. It wouldn't be an easy fight by any means, but Thor's powers and abilities vastly outclass everything that Wonder Woman can throw his way.
Veronica Cale might be Wonder Woman's archenemy, but Cheetah is her biggest rival. Her ruthless strength, speed, and feral fighting ability often gives her an edge over Wonder Woman who simply doesn't want to hurt her former friend.
In recent DC continuity, Hera killed Zeus and has become Olympus' new leader. With the wizard Shazam by her side, Hera said she was granted Wonder Woman divinity in Lazarus Planet: Revenge of the Gods #1 after Diana realized joining the gods in order may be the only way to save the Amazons.
In one of the short stories featured in this new tie-in, Wonder Woman goes down her own dark path, brutally killing Zeus and the entire Greek pantheon of gods.
However, Diana discovers that her mother lied about one thing: the exact way she came to exist. When she finally encounters Ares, he reveals the truth: Zeus actually fathered her with Hippolyta, rather than just "giving her life" in the clay myth her mother told her.
Ares (also sometimes Mars) is a character appearing in DC Comics publications and related media. Based on the eponymous Greek mythological figure, he is the Olympian god of war and major recurring adversary of the superhero Wonder Woman.
Following a failed attempt at overthrowing Zeus during the Titanomachy, Hades was sentenced to eternal torment and imprisonment in the pits of Tartarus, where he became its ruler. Additionally, he is implied to be Wonder Woman's father, claiming to have helped sculpt her from clay.