CRACKED MYTHS

Zeus and Hera

Both Zeus and Hera were first-generation Olympian gods and siblings, born to the Titans Cronus and Rhea. According to myth Hera initially rejected Zeus’s advances due to his womanizing reputation. To win her heart, Zeus transformed into a helpless, rain-soaked cuckoo bird. Taking pity on the creature, Hera nestled it against her chest to warm it, at which point Zeus transformed back into his true self. Overcome by the surprise and the intimacy, she agreed to marry him. In my imagination they emerge from the earthquake in his and hers flowery dressing gowns followed by 3 of their tiny children in nappies. Tiny babies still to be made….