Who Is Thena? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Thena is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Azura, with over 209 comic issue appearances. Thena is a member of the Eternals and the daughter of Zuras and Cybele. Thena is also the niece of A'lars and cousin to Thanos and Eros Starfox. She is also the mother of Deborah and Donald Ritter, as well as Joey Eliot. Thena is the occasional lover of the Deviant Kro and once served as the Prime Eternal.

Who is Thena?

This page is for the original Thena, Azura. For the second Thena, see: Princess Thena Origin Thena is a female Eternal and the daughter of Zuras and Cybele . The name that was originally given to her at birth was Azura however, she was renamed in honor of Athena , an Olympian Goddess, after Zuras formed a truce with Zeus. She served as representative of the latter to humanity and the city of Athens was actually named after Thena. Creation Thena was created by Jack Kirby , the King of Comics. Thena first appearance in the Eternals vol 1 #5 (11/1976). In 1998, a story arc in Marvel Universe #4-7 retconned the history of Thena. This retcon revealed that a goddess who appeared in Red Raven Comics #1 (8/1940) was Thena using a different alias.

Key facts

Thena is of god/eternal origin and first appeared in "The Origin of the Red Raven". The character is published by Marvel. With 209 recorded issue appearances, Thena ranks among the most featured characters in comics.