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The Enchantress — also known as Amora — is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. A powerful sorceress, she is one of the most notable antagonists of Thor. Unlike many of Marvel's Asgardians, she is not named as an actual goddess from mythology. She has many of the attributes of the Norse Goddess Freya - beauty, charisma, magical prowess and great intelligence. However, the Enchantress was conceived of as an adversary of Thor and therefore evil. In recent years, Amora has mellowed greatly, becoming much more of an ally to the thunder god and the other Asgardians - moving her much more into alignment with Freya herself.

The Enchantress' parentage is unknown, though it is known she has a sister by the name of Lorelei. Amora began learning magic as an apprentice of Karnilla, Queen of the Norns but was eventually banished. She continued learning magic on her own, notably by seducing others well versed in magic and learning their secrets. In time, Amora became one of the more powerful magic-wielders in Asgard, with her magical arsenal focused on (but not limited to) charming and mind-controlling people. Her by now well renowned beauty did not hinder in this.

The Enchantress' first appearance in the Marvel Universe took place in Journey Into Mystery #103, where she attempted to eliminate Thor's love interest in order to have the thunder god for herself. From her first appearance, she was assisted by a powerful minion — Skurge, the Executioner. The Executioner loved the Enchantress, but she merely kept stringing him along with her feminine wiles, using him as her muscle.

Amora remained an antagonist for many years, exhibiting a capricious nature that was quick to toy with mortals with little concern to them. Seductive, manipulative and caring only about herself, she was the ultimate femme fatale in the Marvel Universe. Vanity was of great concern to her, few things were more important to Amora than maintaining her external veneer of beauty that made her worthy of the name Enchantress.

Pardoned in recent years after helping defend Asgard against Surtur, Amora has had an on-and-off romantic link with her longtime foe Thor, to whom she was drawn even more strongly after he inherited the throne of Asgard. As Thor's ally, advisor and sometime lover, Amora has been a prominent figure in Thor's Asgard. Sadly, Amora was among the many Asgardians apparently slain when Thor's brother Loki led a revolt in fulfillment of the Ragnarok prophecies. Whether she will rise again remains to be seen.

Update: It appears that Thor has resurrected the Enchantress, along with most of the other Asgardians in his new series from Marvel Comics. Unfortunately, she is probably going to be evil again, as Loki and Dr Doom had a hand in the events.

Update: Amora has indeed returned, and has been living in Vanaheim, the realm of the Vanir. She has reverted to her evil persona, unfortunately, and is smiting Thor in Avengers Prime #1.

Click here to read the official Marvel entry for the Enchantress in the Encyclopaedia Mythologica...