THENA

First Appearance:  Eternals #5
Origin Issue:  unrevealed

Real Name:  Thena (changed by royal decree from her original name, Azura)
Aliases:  Thena has often been mistaken for the Olympian goddess Athena

Height:  5' 10"
Weight:  160lbs
Eyes:  Blue
Hair:  Blond
Distinguishing Features:  None

Occupation:  Scholar, warrior, advisor to Prime Eternal; (former) Prime Eternal - leader of the Eternals of Earth
Citizenship:  Olympia, Greece, capital city of the Eternals of Earth
Place of Creation/Birth:  Olympia, Greece

Known Relatives:  Zuras (father, deceased), Cybele (mother), Deborah Ritter (daughter), Donald Ritter (son)
Known Allies:  Cybele, Karkas, Ransak the Reject, (sometimes) Warlord Kro, Sersi, (former) Zuras, Eternals of Earth (especially Ikaris, Makkari), Thor, Avengers
Known Enemies:  Ghaur, Brother Tode (deceased), Deviants, Zakka, Tutinax, Maelstrom, Blastaar, Dr Daniel Damian (deceased)

Intelligence:  Gifted
Strength:  Superhuman Class 25 (can supplement her physical strength by psionically levitating heavy objects)
Speed:  Supersonic
Stamina:  Metahuman
Durability:  Metahuman regenerative
Agility:  Superhuman
Reflexes:  Superhuman
Fighting Skills:
  Formidable hand-to-hand combatant, with extensive training in unarmed combat and the use of many ancient and Eternal high-tech weaponry
Special Skills/Abilities:  Highly educated in numerous areas of Eternal and human knowledge
Superhuman physical powers:  Aside from the above listed attributes, Thena possesses the ability to manipulate cosmic energy to augment her life force, granting her virtual invulnerability and immortality, the ability to project cosmic energy from her eyes or hands in the form of heat, light, or concussive force and possibly other powers
Superhuman Mental Powers:  Total mental control over her physical form, granting virtual invulnerability and immortality; ability to levitate herself and thus fly at superhuman speed; psionic ability to rearrange molecular structure of objects; ability to cast illusions to disguise her appearance and that of others from the perceptions of normal human beings; ability to teleport herself and others with her; ability to initiate formation of the Uni-Mind
Special Limitations:  None
Source of Superhuman Powers:  Member of the race of superhumans known as the Eternals
Personal Weaponry:  Bow that fires arrows that release "cold energy," energy spear that surrounds victims with ring of intense heat and light or bombards them with anti-gravitons

Significant Issues: 

Appearances:
Avengers #246-248, 299, 308-310, 375
Eternals #5-6, 8-10, 12
Eternals v2 #1-2, 4-12
Eternals Annual #1
Eternals:The Herod Factor
Fantastic Four Unlimited #10
Heroes For Hire #5-9, 11-13, 15-17, 19
Heroes For Hire Annual 1998
Iron Man #179
Iron Man Annual #6
New Eternals
Quasar #58
Quicksilver #11-12
Silver Surfer Annual #1
Thor #285-289, 291-292, 300-301
Thor Annual #7
 

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