Hera

Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics vor 1 Jahr

The queen of the Olympian gods is swallowed by her father then marries her brother Zeus.

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The Queen of the Olympian gods is swallowed whole by her father
at birth and then marries her brother Zeus, who turns himself
into a cuckoo to seduce her. Hera, or Juno to the Romans, has her
triumphs. She adds the eyes to the tail feathers of her sacred
bird the peacock by plucking them from the hundred-eyed monster
Argos. And in the Iliad she dons a magic bra given to her by
Aphrodite to persuade Zeus to support the Greeks against the
Trojans.

Her loyalty to the Greeks begins when Trojan prince Paris doesn't
choose her as the most beautiful. She then devotes her life to
persecuting him and his people. Perhaps a slight overreaction.
But is Hera a monster or just mistreated by the undisputed worst
husband of all time?

At a packed out solo show recorded at the Hay Festival Natalie
puts the case for and against.

'Rockstar mythologist' Natalie Haynes is the best-selling author
of 'Divine Might', 'Stone Blind', and 'A Thousand Ships' as well
as a reformed comedian who is a little bit obsessive about
Ancient Greek and Rome.

Producer...Beth O'Dea