Hera

Mt. Olympus, disguised as her husband, impregnating her with Hercules. The next day her real husband returned and impregnated her with another child. Zeus was actually married to Hera and Disney probably figured adultery was not a good topic for young children. Rather than depict this in the movie they depicted Hera and Zeus as the two loving parents of our hero, Hercules.…

from Hera, the goddess of women and marriage in multiple occasions. Many incidents of jealousy are sparked by her husband Zeus and habit of cheating. One of Zeus’ many affairs resulted in the birth of Apollo, the god of prophecy, music, healing, and purification. Apollo’s mother was Leto, a mortal who Hera tried to kill by sending a sacred python. It was not able to kill Leto because instead, “Apollo wounded a sacred python which has been sent by jealous Hera to kill his mother“ (Head 14). Hera…

We encounter how Zeus didn’t help the Trojans at first because of the opinion of his wife who is Hera. She favored the Greeks so she didn’t want Zeus to get involved. We see how Zeus who is the king of gods, helps out the Trojans and that’s when the power of Hera slightly decreases due to the fact that he did completely different from what she asked him. At one part, Zeus got really frustrated with Hera because he was trying to mind his own business and trying to do what he thought was right and…

This week's reading selections from Homer's Iliad and Hesiod's work really struck me because of the sheer amount of what seemed like a lot of social commentary from the two authors. The authors, who lived in two very different political situations, and some interesting things to say about "correct" social order that were quite complimentary. Homer lived in a time where, though the common man was essentially subject to the nobles, they still exercised some political power through participation in…

and natural environment, wanted to live forever; but the Bible says, “Nothing will be forever except His Word.” Artemis was born to her mother named Leto who was a titan and her father named Zeus who was the king of all gods and goddesses. At first Hera, Zeus’s wife, would not let Artemis and Apollo be born. Leto convinced…

sitting on his throne. She explained to Zeus that she needed him to heal Vaskas of her illness and that she would make her her queen. Zeus and Khorma made a deal. Zeus has been cheating on his wife, Hera again with a lovely river Nymph. Hera caught them near the river and she was furious. Jealous Hera locked the Nymph in a enchanted golden cage on the tops of the highest clouds. The curse set upon the golden cage was unbreakable, the nymph will stay trapped in the cage for all eternity. The…

Zeus stated that whoever was born next in his family will rule all of Greece, but Zeus’s envious wife, Hera, had played a trick so a different child, the evil Eurystheus, was born first and soon became king; when Heracles got older, he had no other choice but to work for him and also go through the terrible wrath of Hera. The very first challenge Hercules faced, was to kill of two snakes that Hera had sent to murder him in his cradle. Afterwards, Heracles conducted a successful clash versus the…

Hera has been known for her deceitfulness and not being able to be trusted. As shown on page 226,” Hera used hers against him with a terrible effect and in the end he was killed by magic, but nothing that lived in the air, sea, or on land ever defeated him.” This shows that Hera got jealous, and inflicted magic on hercules. She used his only weakness to bring his downfall. Hera can’t be trusted, she would not be the best! “Athena, that…

outwit Zeus...He seized Hera and hung her in the sky" (Evslin 7). Irony is well represented in this recitation. Hera is the queen of marriage and family, however, she is believed to have the most, unsuccessful, suffering, and sorrow-filled, relationships in the entire world. She and her husband are constantly attempting to worsen each other's lives, Zeus with his infidelities and Hera, with her "suspicions." The two together are completely toxic and the furthest from happy. Hera is the goddess…

the world twice and wrestling death. His stories were told throughout Greece and Rome. From the moment of his birth, his life had not been easy. His relationships with other people were also very disastrous. This is because Hera, Zeus’ Wife, was always trying to destroy him. Hera knew Herakles was a legitimate son of her husband. He was first named Alcaeus but was later renamed Herakles to mean the glory of…