The thing that caught my eye the most reading The Iliad is no matter who you are, man or god, your wife will still nag and complain. For instance, Zeus was having a private conversation with Thetis about Achilles and it was none of Hera's business. However, the longer Zeus talked to Thetis the more uncomfortable he became, he said "I can just hear her now, cursing me and bawling me out." Well, the inevitable happened and yes Zeus' wife found out about this little talk and Zeus was right on the mark.
Hera stomped right up to Zeus and said, "Who was that you were just scheming with just now? You just love devising secret plots behind my back, dont you? You can't bear to tell me what you're thinking...you never have and never will." Is this his wife or mine?
Well after about 10 minutes of this griping Zeus, like every husband, was about to lose it and had to go off. "Sit down and shut up and do as I say. You see these hands? All the gods on Olympus won't be able to help you if I lay them on you." Wow, you would have to be a God to say something like that. If I said that to my wife, I'll probably go to jail.
Hera did quiet down after that, but what the poem doesn't say is that after about 2 days of the cold shoulder, Zeus brought some flowers said that he was wrong and she was right, he said he was sorry, and they both went to Chili's for some southwestern egg rolls and a few margaritas at happy hour. And all is right with the Gods.
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