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This is my first piece for this year’s Month of Love challenge! This piece features Hera, Greek goddess and first wife of Zeus. Hera spends most of her time in Greek mythology NOT being a protagonist. She is the angry one who is constantly scolding Zeus for marrying other women. Actually, there are very few stories about Hera herself. But this image illustrates one of these stories–her marriage to Zeus. After flatly refusing to be his wife, Zeus disguised himself as a cuckoo bird left out in the rain. Hera, full of sympathy, rescued this bird and then he transformed back into his god form. According to mythology, Hera’s kind action was enough to force her to marry Zeus anyway. See why she is always angry now? |
