With the disappearance of Queen Hippolyta, General Phillipus wounded by gunfire and the death of Hellene, some Amazons are taken into custody.

Steve Trevor is forced by General George Yedziniak to attack Themyscira; an oncoming war is about to begin.

Unknown to them, it is in fact the sorceress Circe who has led each of them to wage war on each other, so she can destroy the Earth goddess Gaea.

The fight leads Circe to Themyscira, where after a confrontation, she kills Wonder Woman by turning her back into clay.

After Captain Marvel is freed from the Roman gods' influence with Shazam's help and Wonder Woman is brought back to life, Gaea regains her strength and the fight leads to Circe.

Using the Talisman, Circe (who is blasting energy at Wonder Woman, who channels it into the dimensional star field material of Donna's costume) is absorbed and in turn her power fails causing her body to rapidly age and die which in turn sets free Hecate's disembodied soul.

In the end, the War of the Gods is finally over, but at the price of Hermes', Eris', Son of Vulcan, and Harmonia's lives, as well as Circe herself (although she would return later by unknown means).

Eris would also return later, albeit briefly during Phil Jimenez's tenure as writer and artist on Wonder Woman.

Originally, the final issue was going to have Steve Trevor and Etta Candy marry, an event he had been building up to since the series was relaunched.

[2] After the War of the Gods, Wonder Woman is possessed by the magic goddess Hecate, but manages to trap her in her subconsciousness.

Diana is eventually defeated by Earth's magic users, but remains under Hecate's control, imprisoned under Themyscira.