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You see, In Roman myth, Juno/Hera was ticked off that Jupiter/Zeus, on his own, gave birth to Athena (he swallowed Metis, a titan which he was married to (and was pregnant with his child), and then suffered the mother of all headaches (no pun intended), and when his forehead was
cut open, Athena came out, fully in armor). So Juno/Her went to the goddess Flora, telling about what her husband (repeat: Husband) Jupiter/Zeus did, and asked for her help in conceiving a child without his aid. Flora gave her a magic flower, and boom! She was pregnant. However
before any JMs have a cheer fest, we need to remember...Jupiter/Zeus, the most sex-crazed god of antiquity...was her HUSBAND.
And what do husbands do to wives on their wedding night?
What do they do with their wives um cough cough cough now and again??
And what do husbands do to wives on their wedding night?
What do they do with their wives um cough cough cough now and again??
Indeed, Zeus slept around so much that one could imagine him having sex with Juno/Hera before they were even hitched! Indeed, they had several children together (Hephaestus/Vulcan, Hebe, Enyo, Eileithyia (in the original Greek Mythos (some versions of the tale), it was Hephaestus
not Ares/Mars, who was conceived without Zeus' aid).
Juno was no virgin when she conceived Mars.
Sources:
Ovid, "Fasti", 5.229
theoi.com/Text/OvidFasti…
Juno was no virgin when she conceived Mars.
Sources:
Ovid, "Fasti", 5.229
theoi.com/Text/OvidFasti…
"Titans and Olympians", by Tony Allan, Sarah Maitland and Dr. Michael Trapp (the latter a consultant), page 90.
"The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology" by Arthur Cotterell and Rachel Storm, page 62
"The Penguin Dictionary of Classical Mythology" by Pierre Grimal, page 155.
"The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology" by Arthur Cotterell and Rachel Storm, page 62
"The Penguin Dictionary of Classical Mythology" by Pierre Grimal, page 155.
@thethreadreader untoll please
