Who Is Arion? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Arion is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Ahri'ahn, with over 221 comic issue appearances. An ancient Atlantean demigod, Arion is famously the most powerful and heroric sorcerer-king in Atlantean history. One of Lords of Order born with a physical form and with an eternal connection to Darkworld, he chieftly led ancient Atlanteans in their most harmonious period and fought against the forces of chaos.

Who is Arion?

Origin New Earth The Sorcerer Arion is the product of two Atlantean Gods more than half a million years ago. His father was Calculha, a force of good and light, and his mother was Dark Majistra, a force of strife and darkness. Dark Majistra and Arion's evil twin brother, Garn Daanuth, tried to bring about a new age of magic by using the Zodiac Crystals, bringing devastation to the Earth. A young Arion sacrificed his life to save it but the result made him live for over 500,000 years in a state of intangibility in the realm of Darkworld, the dimension responsible for the birth of his father and other Atlantean gods. About 45,000 years ago, Arion returned in physical form and became Lord High Mage under King D'Tulluh and was selected to be among the Lords of Order. With the help of his lover Lady Chian , ally Mara , and good friend Wyynde , Arion protected Atlantis from threats both physical and mystical, most notably from Lords of Chaos such as Garn Daanuth and Chaon. Creation Arion was created by Paul Kupperberg (writer) and Jan Duursema (artist) and first appeared in Warlord #55 . Arion was originally ran as a back-up feature in the Warlord DC Comic series.

Key facts

Arion is of human origin and first appeared in "Have A Nice Day!; Atlantis!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 221 recorded issue appearances, Arion ranks among the most featured characters in comics.