Elektra: The mesmerising story of Troy from the three women its heart

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The House of Atreus carried a curse. A particularly gruesome one, even by the standards of divine torment. The history of the family was full of brutal murder, adultery, monstrous ambition, and rather more cannibalism than one would expect. Everyone knew of it, but when the Atreidae, Agamemnon and Menelaus, stood before me and my twin sister in Sparta a lifetime ago, well, the silly stories of infants cooked and served up to their parents seemed to shimmer and crumble like dust motes in sunlight. However, Daredevil: Woman Without Fear #1 embraced the origin of Elektra Assassin #1, further revealing that she was not only trained by The Chaste as a child, but also by The Hand. After speaking with Orestez, he kills Vanko, the man who supplied him with the Crimson Dynamo armor. Unknown to the team or to Orestez, Vanko and his minions were prepared for this, and an override was put into the suits. The terrorists now have control over the sets of armor, and they have been sent after Orestez.

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But Elektra (Vol. 2) #-1 tried to retcon all of the changes to the original story, once again suggesting Elektra had no training prior to her father's death. The next step is dedicated to roughly (very roughly) sketching out ideas. Having one-word titles provides me with more freedom to explore what imagery choices I can make as I don’t have to think too much about catering space for the placement of text. I wanted to find ways to convey the book’s themes of freedom, entrapment, and revenge in my initial concepts, whilst also thinking of ways I can progress this cover from its predecessor, Ariadne. Elektra appears in the Marvel Comics Super Heroes collection of commemorative postage-stamps. [112] I shuddered. “He won’t want to kill a little boy, though, surely?” I could understand the brutal logic of it, but I couldn’t bring myself to picture the young men I’d seen in that hall plunging a sword into a weeping child. So, I propose that we all swear that, no matter whom she chooses, we will all join him in protecting her. We will all make a most solemn vow that we shall defend his right to have her—and keep her—with our own lives.”So, Menelaus would get the prize of Helen and Agamemnon would have the city. No doubt that seemed a fair bargain to them both. I thought of Menelaus, the adoration in his eyes when he looked at Helen. I wondered if she was right, if he’d be able to see things the way our father had done. If winning the contest in our halls really would be victory enough, whatever might happen later. Frank Miller on creating the character, "I worked on giving her a personality, a weapon and a means of fighting that would make it believable that someone tho isn't as physically powerful as Daredevil could function in his kind of situation" adding about her famous choice of weapons the sai "Since it makes every karate blow more powerful, it would be a natural weapon for a woman to use" added how it would extend her reach. Elodie Yung to Play Elektra in 'Marvel's Daredevil' ". Variety. 8 July 2015 . Retrieved 8 July 2015.

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Menelaus…” Helen said meditatively, lingering over the syllables of his name. She shrugged, twisting a smooth curl of hair around her fingers, to the visible annoyance of one of the handmaidens, whose fussing ministrations had produced nothing like the bounce and gleam that Helen’s effortless coiffing did. “Perhaps there were others richer or more handsome,” she said. “Bolder, certainly.” She curled her lip slightly, maybe thinking of the undercurrent of violence that had throbbed invisibly around the hall as the suitors eyed one another. “But Menelaus … he seemed different.” Greg Miller (20 July 2013). "LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Characters and Cast Revealed". IGN . Retrieved 1 April 2016. Jennifer Saint’s Ariadne was featured in our best books of 2021 list and within just a few chapters of Elektra, it’s clear that the author’s follow-up book will be equally lauded and adored. Set in the same world of Greek mythology but centred on different characters, Elektra is the story of three women in ancient Greece: Clytemnestra – the oft overlooked sister of Helen of Troy and the wife of Agamemnon; Cassandra – the cursed Princess of Troy trapped in a besieged city, and Elektra, Clytemnestra’s youngest daughter, who finds herself torn between her father’s bloodlust and her mother’s vengeance. Kit, Borys; Couch, Aaron (July 7, 2023). "Jennifer Garner Returning as Elektra for 'Deadpool 3' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 7, 2023 . Retrieved July 8, 2023. The Red Leader manipulated the Punisher into hunting down his teammates. When they found out the truth, they arrested him with the help of Hawkeye and the Avengers. Ross disbanded the team and they went their separate ways. [57] Pleasant Hill [ ]Elektra appears as a playable character in Lego Marvel Super Heroes, [106] voiced by Laura Bailey. [ citation needed] This version works for the Kingpin. When she escaped from her cell, Elektra was considered an Omega Level threat to the Helicarrier by H.A.M.M.E.R. agent Commander Brothers. [48] Not entirely.” Helen waved away the girls around her and leaned in confidentially. I felt a little thrill. “They came here from Calydon, you know.”

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Hoar, Peter (director); John C. Kelley (story); Whit Anderson & Sneha Koorse (writer) (March 18, 2016). "The Man in the Box". Daredevil. Season 2. Episode 10. Netflix.Elektra's primary abilities are a strong knowledge of martial arts and weaponry. Elektra learned ancient martial arts of China, Siam, and Japan. She is a master combatant with the Okinawan sai, her usual weapon of choice. She is also highly skilled with the katana, daggers, three-section staff, and shuriken. She is a master of many Japanese combat forms including Ninjutsu, Aikido and Karate. [53] Elektra is an Olympic-level athlete, strong in gymnastics and swimming, with a high level in athleticism, human strength, speed, stamina, agility, dexterity, reflexes and reactions, coordination, balance, and endurance. She is resistant to pain and extreme heat and cold. She is also able to keep to the shadows and move with such speed that she can remain unseen even in daylight. A Marvel Noir-inspired incarnation of Elektra named Eliza appears as a playable character in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2. [ citation needed]

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In 2022, CBR.com ranked Elektra 1st in their "15 Best Daredevil Love Interests" list, [63] 7th in their "Marvel: 10 Best Reformed Villains" list, [64] 8th in their "Marvel's 10 Best Infiltrators" list, [65] and 10th in their "10 Most Violent Marvel Heroes" list. [66] Elektra later battled the Hand alongside Daredevil and Gladiator. [12] She then battled Kirigi. [13]Her first assignment consisted of taking the reins of former agent Phil Coulson's team. [60] In addition to being tasked with bringing Coulson in for trying to interfere with Captain Marvel's plans to use the Inhuman profiler Ulysses Cain for predictive justice, Elektra's inclusion helped S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Maria Hill uncover a mole on Coulson's team, who turned out to be Leo Fitz. She had also reinstated Grant Ward as an asset, but she required him to wear an explosive collar with the detonator in her hands. [59] Our father leaped up, overjoyed that Odysseus had saved his triumphant day from almost certain disaster. “I will sacrifice my finest horse!” he declared. “And you shall all make your promise to the gods upon its blood.” Sanderson, Peter. "The Frank Miller/Klaus Janson Interview", Daredevil by Frank Miller & Klaus Janson vol. 2, p. 305. Sigismondi, Floria (director); Lauren Schmidt Hissrich (writer) (March 18, 2016). "Kinbaku". Daredevil. Season 2. Episode 5. Netflix. I felt a little victory in having prompted him to reply. A breeze rippled across the water, and I felt a yearning all at once for something I couldn’t name. So much was happening—weddings and war—and none of it involved me. “I know what Thyestes did,” I answered, “to your father and to you. How he stole your kingdom.”