She sent snakes to poison him in the crib, arranged his twelve labors in the hopes that he would not survive, and set the Amazons on him when he visited their land. Zeus’s tryst with Alcmene produced his son Hercules, and Hera focused her hatred on the boy. Another woman, Semele, she tricked into asking Zeus to reveal his full glory before her, the sight of which killed the unfortunate mortal woman. She turned Callisto into a bear and set Artemis to hunt her. One of these, Io, was turned into a cow, and Hera sent a gadfly to pester her unceasingly. Though faithful, she was also vengeful, and tormented many of Zeus’s extramarital partners. As the goddess of marriage and fidelity, she was one of the only Olympians to remain steadfastly faithful to her spouse. Hera: Queen of the Gods Juno Appears in Hercules by Noël Coypel, courtesy Chateau Versailles His romantic interests gave birth to numerous other gods, demi-gods, and mortal heroes on the earth. He later married his own sister Hera, but he had a wandering eye and a penchant for flings with any and all women. Zeus’s first wife was Metis, one of the Titan sisters. He controlled the weather, using his ability to hurl thunder and lightning to enforce his reign. He held dominion over the earth and sky and was the ultimate arbitrator of law and justice.
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