With This Ring (Young Justice SI) (Thread Fourteen)

[Ardy]

Oh, easy, Donna is the Goddess of the REALLY Confusing, and Exceptionally Inconsistent Backstory.

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I thought that was supergirl

 

[Mr Zoat]

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Thank you, corrected.

 

[Agumentic]

I thought that was supergirl

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Supergirl's backstory is pretty straightforward. There are just a lot of Supergirls.

 

[CrazyNoVa]

Oh, easy, Donna is the Goddess of the REALLY Confusing, and Exceptionally Inconsistent Backstory.

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I thought that was supergirl

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No, the award for most confusing backstory in DC comics goes to Hawkman and Hawkgirl.

 

[Stsword]

There was a storyline in which Donna Troy was made a Moon Goddess by Coeus and Phoebe.

Which I find appropriate on a meta level, the ever changing moon with its eight phases.

 

[Silverias]

Oh, easy, Donna is the Goddess of the REALLY Confusing, and Exceptionally Inconsistent Backstory.

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So, Mythology?

 

[Someguy Somewhere]

Honestly I figured someone would throw her at Tyr, replacement War God. See if he could find a better direction for her violent tendencies.

 

[Silveraith]

The below was written eith the aud of chatgpt as I did not know how to word my thoughts

Excellent question — thematically, Wonder Woman, Devastation, and Donna Troy form a trinity of mythic archetypes within DC lore, each representing a different facet of divine or philosophical truth.

Let's unpack that:

Wonder Woman — The Ideal of Truth

Parentage: Daughter of Hippolyta and (in most versions) Zeus.

Embodiment: The Logos principle — divine truth, justice, and moral clarity.

Symbolism: She is the bridge between gods and mortals, embodying compassion, balance, and truth through reason and empathy.

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In this story though it was stated while legally Diana is the daughter of Hippolyta, because she was formed from clay in Themyscira she's actually the daughter of Gaia and thus technically a Titan.

 

[Ardy]

In this story though it was stated while legally Diana is the daughter of Hippolyta, because she was formed from clay in Themyscira she's actually the daughter of Gaia and thus technically a Titan.

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It was? Where?

 

[Silveraith]

It was? Where?

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Here's some quotes. I also remember a Renegade or mainline story comment that the SI suspects the Greek gods like that Diana worships them because they can dry extra power from it. I can't locate that section at the moment so take it with a grain of salt.

"You've got the exact same powers as Diana, right?"

"I can't detect lies like she does, but apart from that, yeah."

"Obvious suggestion that someone's probably already checked: is there any chance you were made in the same way she was? From clay and magic?"

"Um." Her eyes drop as she considers the idea. "I… Suppose it's possible. But, Diana was made in Gaea's Grove eighty five years ago. I'm sure someone would have noticed if someone had done it again."

"Not necessarily. Diana took me there on my first day on this planet and no one else was around. The area isn't restricted and Queen Hippolyta told everyone where her new daughter came from."

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"Well… Diana was given life by Gaea. I'm not sure if that makes her one or not. The Amazons still have temples to some of them… I always assumed that the difference between a Titan and an Olympian was political rather than mystical… And I've never spoken to one myself or had access to a source I could rely on as being unbiased. I'm a bit nervous of beings that powerful, um-" I look at my lantern. "-present company excepted. So I suppose I don't really feel anything about them. Why do you ask?"

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