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The section of the Iliad that ancient editors called the Dios apate (Ancient Greek: Διός ἀπάτη, the "Deception of Zeus") stands apart from the remainder of Book XIV. In this episode, Hera makes an excuse to leave her divine husband Zeus ; in her deception speech she declares that she wishes to go to Oceanus , "origin of the gods", and ...
Hera clearly has contempt for Zeus’ offspring, who her husband/brother went ahead and made a full blown god. After his dad more or less laughs off his request for a promotion, Dionysus swipes ...
Zeus is angry at Eros, who pleads for forgiveness, arguing that he is just a small child.Zeus, however, is not convinced, considering Eros' ancient age. Zeus demands to know why Eros continues to play tricks on him, causing him to transform into various forms: a satyr [note 1], a bull [note 2], gold [note 3], a swan [note 4], and an eagle [note 5], because Eros never makes women reciprocate ...
Leto – When Hera discovered that Leto was pregnant and that Hera's husband, Zeus, was the father, she banned Leto from giving birth on "terra-firma", or the mainland, or any island at sea. Alternatively, Hera kidnapped Ilithyia, the goddess of childbirth, to prevent Leto from going into labor. The other gods forced Hera to let her go.
Prometheus Brings Fire to Mankind, Heinrich Friedrich Füger, c. 1817. Prometheus brings fire to humanity, it having been hidden as revenge for the trick at Mecone. The trick at Mecone or Mekone (Mi-kon) was an event in Greek mythology first attested by Hesiod in which Prometheus tricked Zeus for humanity’s benefit, and thus incurred his wrath.
[17] [18] [19] Hera then sent Argus Panoptes, a giant who had 100 eyes, to watch Io and prevent Zeus from visiting her, and so Zeus sent Hermes to distract and eventually slay Argus. According to Ovid, he did so by first lulling him to sleep by playing the panpipes and telling stories. [20] Zeus freed Io, still in the form of a heifer.
It’s been two years, but Luke Wilson is finally weighing in on the time his ex-girlfriend Drew Barrymore and Kate Hudson tried (and failed) to prank call him on The Drew Barrymore Show.. The ...
So Hera goes to Cronus and he gives her two eggs smeared with his own semen, telling her to bury them, and that from them would be born one who would overthrow Zeus. Hera, angry at Zeus, buries the eggs in Cilicia "under Arimon", but when Typhon is born, Hera, now reconciled with Zeus, informs him. [197]