
Wonder Woman’s history has been complicated by two different origin stories. The original, and much preferred, tale tells of her being created from clay by her mother and brought to life by the goddesses – a story that beautifully represents themes of motherhood and love. However, a more recent version, introduced in the ‘New 52’ comics, claimed this was a lie and that Diana was actually the daughter of Hippolyta and Zeus. For years, DC Comics has wavered between these two explanations, but the latest issue of Wonder Woman (#33, released in 2023) officially confirms that Diana was not the result of an affair with Zeus, and the clay origin is once again considered the true story.