Why She Is the Way She Is, the Goddess Hera (& the Time She Tried to Overthrow Zeus)

Season 4 // Episode 263

This episode originally aired on May 4, 2021. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby

Hera is so much more than Zeus' vengeful wife. She has her own experiences, her own traumas, that affect how she handled her life with the king of the gods. This is why Hera is the way she is.

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

Sources: Theoi.com entries on Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, and Briareus; The Greek Myths by Robert Graves.

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