Baby names inspired by Greek history and mythology are gaining popularity in the US. From Athena to Zeus, there is a name for ...

In Absolute Wonder Woman #1, Diana is raised by Circe in a place known as the Wild Isle in Hell. ... (2022), in which Aphrodite or the Greek goddesses grant her life.

These, accordingly, are represented — to give both the Greek and the more familiar but more deceptive Latin names — by Artemis or Diana, Athena or Minerva, Aphrodite or Venus, Hera or Juno ...

And while Diana is the name of the Roman Goddess of the Hunt — whose Greek equivalent is Artemis — Wonder Woman is not actually an interpretation of that character.

The author, a museum professional who also writes cowboy poetry and knits, uses the Greek names for her iconic women, which means Artemis equals Diana, Aphrodite is Venus, and so on.