Hera

Greek goddess and ZeusZeusZeus is the sky god and leading deity in many Greek traditions. In the Iliad he presides over divine gatherings while others can still speak and object.Glossary · Click to read the explanation’s wife, appearing in council and family-disagreement scenes in the IliadIliadGreek epic attributed to Homer, narrating a phase of the Trojan War.Glossary · Click to read the explanation. ^[1]

At book 1’s close, she questions Zeus about his private discussion with ThetisThetisSea goddess in Greek poetry and mother of Achilles, one of the Iliad’s heroes.Glossary · Click to read the explanation, and HephaestusHephaestusGod of metalworking in Greek traditions; the Iliad portrays him as Hera’s son and mediator in her dispute with Zeus.Glossary · Click to read the explanation intervenes to calm the dispute. The scene joins kinship, authority and feasting. ^[1]