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This clause contains SPOILERS forOlympus : Rebirth#1Wonder Woman’smythos is getting an overhaul , and it ’s potential Olympus will raise DC ’s next dark god . The prodigious idol have never been known for their intellectual thinking or their good - will , and now they have a new recruit in Wonder Woman ’s female parent , Hippolyta . As Hippolyta navigates exceeding politics , she also chance absolute corruption , despite her just nature .
Wonder Woman and her Amazon sistershave been in an exciting state of fluxion recently with theTrial of the Amazonsevent and its aftermath . During the historical crossover outcome , Hippolyta was murdered , and the three Amazon tribes unite to come upon her killer : Artemis of Bana - Mighdall . But the dead never seem to stay dead in superhero comical book , and Hippolyta subsequently revealed herself to Artemis , Donna Troy , and Cassie Sandsmark , explicate that she asked Artemis to poison her in a scheme to make Hippolyta a place among the exceeding God . Now Hippolyta is on Olympus , attempting to protect the Amazons while navigating the unreliable waters of Olympic politics .
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Formerly queen of theAmazons , Hippolyta begins her novel lifeas a Grecian goddess inOlympus : Rebirth#1 by Becky Cloonan , Michael Conrad , Caitlin Yarsky , Jordie Bellaire , and Pat Brosseau . Her main destination in this one - guessing is to make favor by freeing the god Chaos from the Graveyard of the Gods , especially as other gods seem to be break down extinct from lack of opinion . Though she is fearless and clever enough to save Chaos , he later betrays her by teaming up with the queen of the god , Hera , behind the scene , as they both care to exact retaliation against Wonder Woman and Hippolyta . Meanwhile , the terrifying goddess Hecate tricks Hippolyta into killing an illusory version of Hera by convincing Hippolyta in a false sight that Hera is endanger her girl Diana . This shows Hippolyta that even the former Amazon world-beater can be just like the Olympian gods : violent and revengeful and willing to meet dirty .
give thatHera unfeignedly is threatening to harm Wonder Woman — though Hippolyta was not witness to that promise — Hippolyta now stand at a perilous precipice in this newfangled Wonder Woman geological era . She can either place upright tall and attempt to save the immortal from quenching , or she will return prey to Hera ’s schemes — or even her own moral failings as a new - induct Olympian god . Hippolyta is typically a smoothen example of morality and justice in the DC Universe . She did bring up Wonder Woman , after all . If she were to return from thanksgiving during her stretch as an Olympian , DC would not only have a dark and muscular god in their roll of villains , but the ramifications for Wonder Woman herself would be huge and in person devastating . Diana is still dealing with sorrow for her mother ’s death , and this potential twist would only amp up the emotional stakes .
Wonder Woman ’s mother now holds monumental poweras the new surpassing god , but that just means she has the potential to become DC ’s saturnine god yet . Hippolyta is one of humanity ’s great heroes — she led the Amazons , lift Wonder Woman , and even served on the Justice League — and her potential fall from state of grace is an exciting possible tress . Though no one require to see a great sub become corrupted , the story opportunity are too electrifying to pass up . marvel Woman’snewest era is already massively changing the shape of her Earth , and DC is only getting started .
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