#286 – Hippolyta, Queen of Themyscira

Today we talk about Hippolyta, who is Wonder Woman's mother as well as the Queen of the Amazons in Themyscira, though in a rare reversal of a comics theme she took on her daughter's mantle several times.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-All-Star Comics (1941) #8
-Wonder Woman (1942)
-Sensation Comics (1942) #26
-The New Teen Titans (1980) #11-13
-The Legend of Wonder Woman (1986)
-Wonder woman (1987)
-War of the Gods (1991)
-Genesis (1997)
-JLA (1996) #16
-JSA (1999)
-Our Worlds at War (2001)
-Wonder Woman: Spirit of Truth (2001)
-JSA: Strange Adventures (2004)
-Wonder Woman (2006)
-Amazons Attack (2007)
-Blackest Night: Wonder Woman (2010)
-Wonder Woman (2011) #0-4, 27-39, 47-49
-Sensation Comics featuring Wonder Woman (2014) #5-6, 10, 12, 15
-Wonder Woman(2016)
-Justice League (2018) #45-74
-Trial of the Amazons (2022)
-Artemis: Wanted (2022)
-Olympus: Rebirth (2022)
-Lazarus Planet (2023)

-Nimona movie
-Knight Terrors announcement

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