Nada was the queen of the city where man began.
History[]
According to an African myth passed down orally from generation to generation, Nada was the 16-year-old queen of the city where man began. Dream of the the Endless took her, a mortal, as his lover, even though it was forbidden for one of his kind to do so. The myth relates that, when the sun saw what they had done, it melted Nada's city of glass with a great fireball. Seeing what their relationship had caused, but at a loss for a way to end it, Nada committed suicide.
Dream followed her spirit to Death's realm and asked her to be his queen regardless, but she refused. Infuriated by her rejection of him, Dream condemned her to Hell, and showed no remorse about doing so.[1] Even centuries later, when he faced Nada during his visit to Hell, Morpheus stated "I still love you, but I have not yet forgiven you".[2] He only changed his mind when Death chastised him for it.
Compelled to make amends, Dream freed her from Hell. He apologized to her, and though he again offers himself, she chooses not to stay with him. He tells her that she will always be welcome in the Dreaming in any form that she chooses, and has her reincarnated as an infant on Earth.
Desire's admission that "Nada was a mistake" reveals that they were the one behind this tragic romance.[3]
Appearance[]
Nada was a young black woman, described as the most beautiful in the world. With an oval face, full lips, dark eyes and long, curly black hair
Personality[]
Nada was said to be a wise and respected ruler. She knew her worth and was brave and persistent in pursuing her dreams. She also had a strong conviction to follow the established order of the universe.
Abilities[]
Nada could talk to birds and shapeshift into a gazelle.
Trivia[]
- Nada's name is likely a reference to the novel Nada the Lily by H. Rider Haggard, which tells a tragic love story set during the rule of the Zulu king Chaka.
- In Croatian word "nada" means "hope".
- In Spanish and Portuguese, "nada" means "nothing"
- In Indonesian, "nada" means "tune" or "musical note"