Zeus and Hera
Divine Greek spouses
Zeus and Hera are the king and queen of the Greek gods—husband and wife ruling from Mount Olympus.
Zeus governs the sky and thunder; Hera presides over marriage and family.
Their relationship is famously turbulent: Zeus's chronic infidelity provokes Hera's jealous vengeance against his lovers and illegitimate children.
The pair appear together when discussing Greek mythology's divine politics or dysfunctional power couples: They fight like Zeus and Hera.
- Mount OlympusGreek gods' legendary home
- OlympusSacred Greek mountain
- thunderboltElectric sky discharge with boom
- GreekOf Athenian origin
- godsSupernatural beings worshipped
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