Hera: Her Anger with Zeus over Hercules
Hera is known as the goddess of women and marriage and is represented by the peacock. She was tricked by Zeus in to having sexual relations and out of grief and shame, was forced to marry him. Zeus was known to have lots of mistresses throughout their marriage; and Hera always got extremely jealous and was filled with rage over his affairs. However, she usually managed to get her revenge on both Zeus and his illegitimate children. This is true in the story of Hercules; in which Zeus has a child with a mortal woman. Hera sends monsters to destroy Hercules and his family; and later got her revenge on Zeus. She drugged Zeus' drink, causing him to fall in to a deep sleep.
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