Zatanna Zatara

Zatanna Characteristics Real name Zatanna Zatara Alias Primak, Zorina Relatives Zatara (father, deceased); Sindella (mother, deceased); Zachary Zatara (cousin); Affiliation Justice League of America Justice League Sentinels of Magic Seven Soldiers of Victory Eyes Blue Hair Black Gender Female Race Homo Magi Era Pre-Crisis Post-Crisis Alternate versions see Zatanna disambiguation Zatanna Zatara is the daughter of magician Giovanni “John” Zatara and Sindella, a member of the mystical Homo Magi race. Zatanna was raised by her father in a small house in New York, near the infamous Arkham Asylum. Zatanna's mother seemingly died after her birth, but she eventually learned that Sindella faked her death to return to her people. Zatanna is a direct descendant of the artist and magician Leonardo da Vinci, and is related to Nostradamus, Alessandro Cagliostro, the noted alchemists Nicholas Flamel and Evan Fulcanelli, and Lord Arion of Atlantis. Her cousin, Zachary Zatara, is also a magician. With magical hero Zatara for a father and Sindella of the Homo Magi for a mother, it was inevitable that Zatanna inherit great control over magic, which she went on to use both as a stage magician and as a member of the Justice League of America. She often focuses her abilities by speaking the words of her spells backwards, though she has learned that this isn't actually necessary.