Delora is the wife of Stratos, whom he loves very dearly.
DC Comics[]
Stratos' wife as she appears in To Tempt the Gods!. Art by George Tuska & Alfredo Alcala.
Stratos' wife first appeared, in DC Comics' To Tempt the Gods!, awaiting the return of her husband in Avion. She was not identified by name in this instance. While various flying Birdmen were seen wearing the same outfit as Stratos, his wife and several other inhabitants of Avion were depicted wearing regular, loose fitting clothing. His wife had dark brown hair and wore large golden earrings and a green robe. Despite their different atire, this version of Strato's spouse looks similar enough to the version seen in the minicomic that they could be considered the same version. Both of them appear to be inspired by a native-American look.
Minicomics[]
The Ilkorts, a tribe of monsters who are the mortal enemies of the bird-people of Avion, launch an attack and capture Delora, Stratos' wife. Skeletor uses this confusion to steal the Emerald Staff, Avion's most precious artifact, which enables the people to fly. Without it, the people of Avion will lose this ability.
He-Man, Man-At-Arms, Teela and Stratos form a rescue squad to free Delora and get the staff back. In Snake Mountain, the Ilkorts, Skeletor and several illusions await them. In addition, Skeletor summons Haramesh, a huge monster, using the power of the staff. Skeletor uses his magic to make an army of clone Deloras. He-Man's Power Sword unravels the illusions and Delora is set free.
Ladybird Books[]
Delora as she appears in Wings of Doom. Art by Robin Davies.
When Skeletor decides to take revenge for the heroic warriors ruining his plans, he has Wyverns kidnap Delora, and says he will only release her should Stratos give himself up.
Delora is rescued by He-Man, using Stratos' ring to find her, which is one of only 2 such rings on the planet, the second held by Delora herself, so that they can always find each other.
Filmation[]
The Filmation cartoon created a different character with the same name to take the place of Delora, but she is Stratos' sister rather than his wife. This change was made because the show's producers did not feel their target audience of young boys would react well to love interests within the show.
Super-7[]
Her super-7 bio revealed that she suffered a serious wound, causing both Stratos and Hawke to take her to the Golden Egg of Avion, this combine with the emerald staff of Avion both healed her and gave her the avionian gift of flight. Helping her "wing Sister" Hawke save Avion from Tufos.