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Aella was an Amazon leader, considered to be the greatest of the Amazon warriors in life.[1]
History
Her name means whirlwind, and she lived up to that name on the battlefield. She led the Amazons in a great battle against Hercules long ago, and they all fell (her allies, her sisters, her friends, her loves) but her. Aella lived a good life, but she was still filled with regret. After her death, when Diana was already born and a little girl, Aella's statue was added to those of her fallen companions in the Garden of Heroes because of who she was in war. Diana's mother, Hippolyta, explained to her that, during the war with Hercules, Aella's faith wavered, praying that the war would just end. The reality of war scared her, and she believed that she lived because she didn't push as hard as her sisters. She would rather have given everything and died there — then her death would have had meaning.[1]
Aella's life and death inspired Diana throughout her life, mainly in the War of the Multiverses against the hordes of the god The Darkest Knight,[1] whose conclusion reshaped the whole reality.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
Abilities
- Amazonian Training: The Amazons honed their skills in many fields, aided by the gifts from Athena and Artemis.
Notes
- Aella was created by Greg Potter and George Pérez, first appearing in Wonder Woman (Volume 2) #1. However, in the Prime Earth continuity, Aella first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe in Dark Nights: Death Metal The Last 52: War of the Multiverses #1 by Joshua Williamson, Scott Snyder, and Dexter Soy.
- This character or object is an adaptation of Aella, a character or object in traditional stories. These include, but may not be limited to religious texts, myth, and/or folk lore. More information on the original can be found at Wikipedia.org.
- Another Amazon named Aella was active during Diana's adulthood in Wonder Woman (Volume 4) #37, part of the New 52. However, this era of Wonder Woman's history was heavily retconned by the Wonder Woman: Rebirth storyline The Lies, which stated that most of Wonder Woman's adventures had been an elaborate illusion by the Gods of Olympus to keep her from returning to Paradise Island, calling the original Aella's existence into question.
Related
- 1 Appearances of Aella (Prime Earth)
- 1 Images featuring Aella (Prime Earth)
- Quotations by or about Aella (Prime Earth)
- Character Gallery: Aella (Prime Earth)
Footnotes