Wonder Woman #62 The Just War - Conclusion and Spoilers

[brettc1]

To this point, yes he did. But I don't think he took the point far enough or made Diana stand up for herself as much as she would have pre-Crisis.

He wrote Diana as incredibly subservient to her gods--especially the moment on the beach with Zeus and then again when Hermes comes to live with Diana--to a point it's a bit excruciating to re-read in the MeToo/TimesUp moment. Only Hippolyta demonstrating any outrage and backbone against Zeus' creepy overtures.

I don't mind if writers want to use "classic" Olympian behaviors.

What I do want is for Diana to be strong, independent, powerful, confident, capable and grounded in herself. I hope that GWW is able to bring us this Diana.

I think your overstating things a bit. Diana actively spurned Zeus’ advances.

And Diana is, by nature, pretty forgiving and wanting to see the best in people. The only moment I really felt Perez fumbled the hall was when Disna visited the Parthenon in Athens and pondered how the people had abandoned the gods. Uh, no, they turned to new a new faith.

[Stanlos]

I think your overstating things a bit. Diana actively spurned Zeus’ advances.

And Diana is, by nature, pretty forgiving and wanting to see the best in people. The only moment I really felt Perez fumbled the hall was when Disna visited the Parthenon in Athens and pondered how the people had abandoned the gods. Uh, no, they turned to new a new faith.

This is partly why I love Rucka's first run so much. He takes that history and the mythology itself amd evolved it. He had the Gods improve, change, and grow beyond their beginnings. Hopefully we will get more of that some day

[PRgirl94]

Correct. But Zeus being the father seems to be the more common version. And Hades is of course Persephone's uncleÂ…

Well, I just wanted to let you know that the version of Hades being Zagreus's father is the older one and that the version of Zeus supposedly being the father might actually be a misinterpretation of Hades's epithets, Zeus Chthonios and Zeus Meilichios, meaning that Hades is actually still the father in those versions.

While Greek mythological figures, both mortal and immortal, are known for intermingling with close relatives (i.e. siblings, cousins, aunts/uncles, nieces/nephews, etc), one line that they try not to cross is pairings between parents and their children. Other direct ancestors/descendants seemed to be okay, but having intercourse with parents or immediate children was a taboo so serious that it led to the downfall of mortal kings such as Oedipus. Plus, if Zeus had indeed raped Persephone before she married Hades, she wouldn't have been eligible for marriage as rape victims during that time could only marry their rapists (also, Demeter would have killed him). If he'd done so after she married Hades, both Demeter and Hades would have killed him.

Again, just to let you know.

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