What Is The Difference Between Zeus And Hera

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Love is a relative term. Love means different things to different people, and becomes more important as our world grows older. In the Iliad, love means different things to the couples in the book. The beliefs on love and loyalty to a partner, is completely contrary to that of our 21st century generation. For Zeus and Hera, love is a verbal agreement; Inside of their marriage, deception and backstabbing are extremely prominent. Opposite of them, Hector and Andromache show true love and care, as their marriage was not just an agreement – They truly love each other. Similarly, to Zeus and Hera, Paris and Helen’s “love” is just a title and for personal gain. Homer tries to convey, while telling the stories of the Gods, Greeks, and Trojans, that love means different things to people.

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Zeus and Hera, are perhaps the most famous Greek couple, but love for them is not real; It is a title.

Zeus and Hera’s love is all a power gain, and not about true feelings for one another. They are constantly tricking each other into getting what they want, and cheating the other person. Obviously, marriage for them is a power contract. Their marriage is not about valuing each other or being in love with the other person; it is strictly about getting more power than your spouse. Hera, “With every intention to deceive.” (139) tricks Zeus into sleeping with her, in order to get him to stop helping the Greeks, “… My awesome lord… Making love outdoors in broad daylight… Let’s go there and lie down since you are in a mood.” (139) Zeus and Hera are frequently going behind the other’s back trying to get what they want. Their marriage is a verbal power agreement. In the 21st century, marriage is about love and care, and loving your partner. Zeus and Hera’s love seems to differ from nowadays typical marriage ideals. To Zeus and

Hera, love is a way to gain power. Both of them want to get more power/social gain out of the marriage. They chose each other for the benefits they would get out of the marriage, and not because of their true love. Homer brings the reader’s attention to the idea that love is a very relative term, meaning different values in people’s lives. Zeus and Hera’s love shows what truly mattered in the time of the Iliad. They show how marriage was not important, and Homer tried to even further convey the idea of marriage values being viewed with different importance’s between couples. Although most relationships in the Iliad were a power agreement and not truly real, Hector and Andromache proved that love was real in a slim number of them. They showed true care and love which showed it was possible to feel such a powerful emotion.

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Marriage is hard, wild, and confusing in all aspects of people’s lives, and especially in the Iliad. Hector and Andromache’s love highlight the good parts of romance and what it means to be in love. Although sometimes teenagers don’t have a grasp on what it means to be in love, one thing is certain; Love requires strong feelings towards each other. As Hector leaves to go fight in the war, Andromache says her goodbye, as she believes she will be a widow at the end of this war, “When I lose you Hector, there will be nothing left, no one to turn to, only pain.” (78) The love and care shown between Hector and Andromache is so unlike every other relationship in the story, that it makes their love more beautiful. Homer tries to convey the true benefits of love and the many things it brings to a person.

ANALYSIS

Love is shown and reflected differently throughout the relationships between characters in the story.
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