Who Is Thia? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Thia is a In the Public Domain comic book character, the alter ego of Theia, with over 36 comic issue appearances. Thia is the a Titan, goddess of the Sun and Sight. She is one of the original Titans and a daughter of Gaea and Uranus. Thia had superior strength, invulnerability, and immortality and could only be slain by another god.

Who is Thia?

Thia was once the goddess of the sun. In ancient times, she married her brother and counterpart Hyperion , and with the rest of the Titans of Myth , they fought against the Olympian gods for supremacy and lost. Zeus imprisoned the Titans in a bottomless pit of Tartarus. Thousands of years later (about 70 years ago), Thia escaped Tartarus alone and came to Earth. There she adapted to mortal ways and began to amass mortal power. She had numerous husbands and lovers - all of whom she slew - and numerous children, who were now carefully placed in positions of power in commerce and politics. Nearly 20 years ago, Thia married one of the world's richest men, the president of Sun Publishing. She went on to kill him, but not before they had a child who would grow up to be the Teen Titan Lilith .

Key facts

Thia is of god/eternal origin and first appeared in "When Titans Clash". The character is published by In the Public Domain. With 36 recorded issue appearances, Thia ranks among the most featured characters in comics.