In this series, they list the known relatives of every hero in the Marvel universe, and under Thor, it lists his mother as…Gaea? a scan to prove it the info is circled! a more up-to-date version is below!įor those of you who don’t know, Gaea (also spelled as Gaia, Giah, etc.) is a primordial Greek Goddess (in Marvel canon: a powerful alien being that originates from an alternate dimension), and is the mother of the Greek Titan Kronos, as well as the grandmother of Zeus! And we are pretty sure that everyone knows who Zeus’s son was… Hercules! Thor has a unique relationship with the extremely powerful Gaea in the Marvel universe for a specific reason Marvel wanted Thor to have a reasonable reason for being the most powerful Asgardian besides Odin, and they wanted to bind the Asgardian and Olympian mythologies together for a more cohesive Marvel lore. How do we know this? We recently read the Thor entry to the 80’s version of the Essential Handbook of the Marvel Universe an encyclopedic series breaking down every Marvel character’s powers, story, and appearance in meticulous detail. The general reaction we get when we say this! In so doing, we came across something wild in Marvel canon that we had almost forgotten. ![]() Like many Marvel fans, we like to go back over some of the comics related to our favorite Marvel characters and refresh our memories on their backstories. A short, strange spotlight on the Mighty Avenger
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