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What are some of Hera’s coolest, most underrated powers in classical myth? (Beyond just marriage/fidelity)
Hello, everyone! I've been reading up recently on Hera's divine powers and found them fascinatingly absolute and potent if we go beyond the stereotypical "jealous wife" portrayal. Her ability to perform parthenogenesis, for example, which was exclusive for primordial deities (she could literally birth Hephaestus alone), is pretty amazing. Also, her ability to warp reality, shape the body of another god/immortal personage (as seen in the case of Io), and destroy the mind completely with madness (as seen in Heracles' case) are truly awesome. I would like to find some information on the most awesome, powerful, or underrated powers of this goddess. Which of the powers of the goddess are the coolest according to classical sources?
u/Last_Ninja1572 — 17 hours ago