Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Graduate Theses and Dissertations Dissertations 2012 Goddess in a cape: Feminine divine as comic book superhero Jacki Renee Hayes Iowa State University Follow this and additional works at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd Part of the Religion Commons, and the Women's Studies Commons Recommended Citation Hayes, Jacki Renee, "Goddess in a cape: Feminine divine as comic book superhero" (2012). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 12684. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/12684 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Dissertations at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Goddess in a cape: Feminine divine as comic book superhero by Jacki Renee Hayes A thesis submitted to the graduate faculty in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS Major: Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies (Social Sciences) Program of Study Committee: Nikki Bado, Major Professor Anastasia Prokos Nathaniel Wade Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 2012 Copyright ©Jacki Renee Hayes, 2012. All rights reserved. ii Table of Contents Introduction: This Girl’s Journey in the World of Comic Books ...................................................... 1 Chapter 1: What is Mythology? ...................................................................................................