Xanthippa's Chamberpot

As we enter the story, Hera is the Queen Goddess – but her husband , Zeus, is habitually with other women.

This is not so much a function of who Zeus is, as it is a by-product of fusing Ancient Greek’s mythology with their conquered peoples, matching their head god with Zeus to facilitate their integration into the Hellenic culture, but having the previous head queen goddess left over.

‘Obviously’, these were women Zeus had had affairs with, which challenged Hera’s position in the pantheon of deities.

OK, nasty but…

She had to keep her position, both as a goddess and as the queen of the Gods, being the wife of Zeus.

So, Hera had to ‘fight back’ to remain who she was.

I suspect that this is where this aspect of Hera, as the patron of wronged women, came from.

Regardless, Hera was the ultimate step-mother-from hell.

Is it really coincidence that her step-son was the ultimate masculine embodiment?