Curia: Bio

Curia had been born on Themiscyra, but as an infant, the island was at war; her birth mother had put her on a boat and sent her off to protect her.  Months later, the small boat carrying its single young occupant washed up on the shores of Brazil.  She was found by the inhabitants of a small village there, and was raised as their own; but even though she had no memories of her home, she always knew she was different than the other girls in the village.  Once she turned 18, she went out in search of where she had come from.

It took almost two years, but finally, she found the island, and discovered her true heritage.  She was saddened to find out that her birth mother had perished in the war; but her sadness was tempered a bit when Hippolyta herself offered to adopt her as one of her own daughters.  Hippolyta gave her the name Curia, which meant ‘curious and full of wonder’; in a way, Curia was filling the void left by Diana, who had gone out into Man’s World as the superheroine Wonder Woman.

Curia spent the next three years learning everything there was about being an Amazon; once the three years were up, and her training was complete, Hippolyta granted her permission to take a year and travel the world; the Amazon Queen had realized her mistakes in sheltering Diana too much, and vowed not to do the same with Curia.  The year was quite an adventure for the young Amazon; she found herself in a number of ‘heroic’ situations and was able to put her training to the test, with positive results!

Curia arrived back on Themiscyra just as the horrific news arrived of Diana’s murder.  The island grieved for weeks for its princess and ambassador to the world; but eventually, they realized that a successor must be chosen, and so, as before, a contest was held.  Several Amazons, including Curia, were neck-and-neck coming into the final challenge, and in the end, it was Curia who triumphed, and became the next Wonder Woman.