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Hera...I dunno. On one hand, it's nice to see one of the major deities actually faithful to their marriage vows (the other goddesses are either sluts like Aphrodite or virgins like Artemis and Athena...Hera and Zeus have two children). And on one hand I can't really blame her attempts on the lives of Zeus's flings and illegitimate children. It's not like she's a jerk...or you get the impression she's okay (she IS the goddess of women, mothers, wives, and other women we all love after all) aside from her loathing of the people Zeus cheats on her with.
Hera was also Zeus' sister. 
As for me, I'd have to go with Persephone too And pomegranates ARE tasty 
(Edit - Fixed a typo)
[ 07-18-2001: Message edited by: FireDancer ]
If you're a god that can't chug down your ale, you're just not easy to relate to.
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The stigma related to incest is mostly a late 19th/20th century thing. You see it a lot in mythology.
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For pretty much the same reasons Moradon said. He had cool digs, cool servants, and everyone knew not to mess with him.
