Zeus and Hera I found the relationship between Zeus and Hera both paradoxical and intriguing. Zeus unlike the Jewish, Christian, or Islamic God is not omniscient or all-powerful. He did not create the universe, he is a by product of it. Perhaps this is one of the reasons for his fallibility; he comes out of chaos and chaos permeates his marriage. He is a lustful, divine God continuing looking for his next sexual escapade with …showed first 75 words of 277 total…

…showed last 75 words of 277 total…stature in the Olympic pantheon yet she does not get the respect such a lofty position deserves. She can turn to no court for recourse; so she does what she can, hurt those who are causing her pain. Hera should have plenty of targets to exact her retribution on; Zeus reportedly had over 115 couplings that we know of (140). These lovers along with the offspring produced will keep her busy for a long time to come.