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Hera is the queen of the Greek gods and the goddess of marriage and women. She is married to Zeus, who is notoriously unfaithful. As a result, Hera is frequently jealous and enraged by her husband’s lovers and other women in general, including Aphrodite and Athene, with whom she quarrels over the golden apple.
Hera Quotes in A Thousand Ships
The A Thousand Ships quotes below are all either spoken by Hera or refer to Hera. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 17: Aphrodite, Hera, Athene Quotes
“You know the apple is mine,” she said. “Give it to me and I will give you the most beautiful woman in the world.”
“You?” he asked, his voice cracking on the word.
“Not me,” she replied. “I would destroy you, Paris. You are mortal.” Paris wondered if destruction would be such a terrible way to die. “I will give you the closest thing to me. Her name is Helen of Sparta.”
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Hera Character Timeline in A Thousand Ships
The timeline below shows where the character Hera appears in A Thousand Ships. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 3: The Trojan Women
...circlets to use as bribes for anyone who would help him. Hecabe blames the goddess Hera, and Helen—who she calls the “Spartan whore”—for her sons’ deaths.
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Chapter 17: Aphrodite, Hera, Athene
Aphrodite, Hera, and Athene, along with all the other Olympians, are forced to attend the wedding of...
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...sphere—rolls into Aphrodite’s foot. Athene grabs it first, prompting an argument between the two goddesses. Hera grabs the sphere, which turns out to be a golden apple engraved with the words...
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...the word “beautiful” had a masculine ending. He considers each goddess, noting Aphrodite’s astonishing beauty, Hera’s threatening figure, and Athene’s alluring strength. Paris declares that he is unable to choose, as...
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Hera claims that beauty in a goddess is about appearance and power. She promises to give...
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Chapter 25: Eris
...Eris tries to work out what has happened, but her memory is foggy. She remembers Hera saying that every god except Eris had been invited to Thetis’s wedding. Though she doesn’t...
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