The Daughters of Atlas are Billy Batson's latest foes in 'Shazam! Fury of the Gods.' Here's what we learn about those characters.

The extremely expected sequel to Shazam!, appropriately titled Shazam! Fury of the Gods, arrives in theaters on March 17, 2023. The movie stars Zachary Levi and Asher Angel as Billy Batson, an adolescent who turns into an grownup with superpowers when he says, "SHAZAM!"

During the sequel movie, Billy will have to face off towards the formidable Daughters of Atlas, a group of mythical girls performed through Hollywood legends Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu, and rising big name Rachel Zegler. Who are the Daughters of Atlas? What are their powers? And why do they have got such a huge grudge against Billy and his circle of relatives? Here's what we know.

Who are the daughters of Atlas in 'Shazam! Fury of the Gods'?

It should not be a marvel that many comic books, together with each DC and Marvel, take inspiration from Greek mythology. In Greek mythology, the Titan Atlas, who holds up the sky, has many demigoddess daughters, together with the Hesperides (who guard the golden apples of immortality) and Calypso, the nymph who seduced Odysseus.

In the comedian e book realm, Hespera (Helen Mirren), Kalypso (Lucy Liu) and Anthea (Rachel Ziegler) are the Daughters of Atlas. An reputable write-up by DC lists Hespera as "The eldest Daughter of Atlas and Guard of the Tree of Life, Hespera comes to Earth seeking retribution for the death of her father and fellow gods."

Similarly, Lucy Liu's Kalypso is described as "The deadliest of Atlas’s Daughters, and Guard of the Tree of Life, Kalypso holds the Power of Chaos. She whispers terrible, maddening, mind-controlling utterances to mortals in her bid to take revenge on the humans who destroyed the gods."

Rachel Zegler's persona, Anthea, is the "quiet, mysterious new girl at school who befriends Freddy Freeman is actually the millennia-old goddess Anthea, Daughter of Atlas. With the Power of Axis, Anthea can rotate the earth beneath her feet, sending all those around her into a spin."

From very early in the trailers, Hespera tells Billy that "children stole the power of the gods" and the explanation why behind their feud is "very personal." Comic ebook fans recognize that the phrase "SHAZAM" is not a phrase but an acronym, standing for the different powers the superhero possesses.

The powers listed are: the wisdom of Solomon, the energy of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas, the power of Zeus, the braveness of Achilles and the pace of Mercury. Naturally, with one part of Billy's powers deriving from Atlas, the sisters imagine that he and his siblings are responsible for the demise of the gods.

Will Billy and the leisure of the SHAZAM-ily save the world from the wrathful sisters? You can to find out when Shazam! Fury of the Gods hits theaters on March 17, 2023.

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