foreign queen of the gods but I was not always this way once I was just Hera and Zeus he was no King he was just Zeus no unmatched power no court with expectations and hierarchy no control over the universe it was just us my sister's demita and Hestia my brothers Poseidon and Hades the six of us hidden in caves running from our own family for our uncles and aunts hunted us across the Earth the world that is our grandmother she helped us kept us safe aided Us in the fight against her children Our Father Kronos
the old Tyrant leading the charge those times were hard to endure I never thought I would miss standing in our new Palace at the peak of Mount Olympus I long for the caves I never had to fight for attention then Zeus sat upon his throne countless ladies of the Court surround him he is showered with compliments presented with platters and endless cups of Ambrosia all the desperate women look at him with longing and awe in their eyes for Zeus is like a shining Sun cannot help feel drawn to him they flock around him like starved
vultures suckling a dying Beast hungry I do not stay to watch their preening and as I Rise to leave Zeus's Eyes Are Fixed On Me as they always have been the cold darkness in our father's stomach the first thing I recall fighting and clawing at the inside of a throat to reach the bright light at the end Zeus's face was the first I saw when I was Reborn the first hand to take my own and help me stand finally free of the prison my savior he has shown us the way and protected us all ever
since but he has always shouldered great responsibility always since his birth he has played the role the universe required of him Rebel Warrior leader King even now I see it he married his first wife the great titanus metis to unite the torn family now Olympians and Titans stand together in harmony but I knew he did not love her he never looked at her with passion with the fire in his eyes that I see when he looks at me Mattis is now gone Titan goddesses draw attention to themselves hoping to be his next Queen for that
is something in Zeus that is magnetic a draw a pole a gravity about him Zeus is wiser than ever Changed by his experience with metis Athena helped smooth all worries at his behavior the flashes of our father displayed that day feasts festivals and celebrations were thrown in the honor of the King's first-born Daughter Athena distracted the court an a strenuous piece was put in place with the King no longer tied down in the political marriage he must secure his position I thought with his Newfound freedom he would choose me but he is not truly free
and will never be Zeus is our King ruler of the world master of gods goddesses Immortals and Mortals alike he must play his role and the universe has gaps the old Titan Gods now trapped in Tartarus their original roles empty and needing to be filled he must Supply the demand and so I watch him get to work Whispering sweet nothings choosing each partner carefully pursuing and wooing their hearts minds and bodies with such ease and yet each night when the feast or Festival is done when his coupling is over and the moon begins to set
he wanders the Mountainside and somehow he finds me sitting alone in a quiet night I come here when the feasts become too much when the women that flock to him cause a pain in my chest I stay until I can bear it no longer I admire the Stars and think back to the old caves where we would be inseparable seldom going anywhere without the other in tow after his duties once his passions have passed he searches for me wherever I have hidden that night he always finds me and we talk we talk of everything and
nothing even though he is with others I know I am the only one who truly understands him boy he was before the throne and the man he must be now it is enough to have these moments for now that is until the sun rises and we separate back to the Palace where our roles must be played in the morning sun I feel cold his presence is brighter than any fire star or sun the heat the tension between us lingers and crackles like lightning I know to be alone with him is dangerous but it is addicting
and I do not want to give it up I will not [Music] he is mine and I am his so I will wait no matter how long it may take at the advice of our mother Raya he wins tighternesses first famous with her they birthed the hoaray seasons then you are now and they bring forth the Charities I understand we are chained to the roles we must play watching it all became too much to bear when I find Demeter and Zeus together drunken on Ambrosia taking the form of two snakes I feel as if my
fairy Soul screams at the sight [Music] they entwined slithering together [Music] feast and I slip away taking the form of a peacock I Glide down the mountain and make my way to a garden all I can think of is them together [Music] knowing and seeing are two different things and it became reality before my eyes that alley cat he was taught to love he takes the hate in our blood the all-consuming rage and turns it into love it overflows from him if only Zeus knew of restraint and yet I cannot blame him I stay in
the garden for a while taking time away from Olympus my mind feels lighter my heart my soul it aches the longer I am away from Zeus I hear of his exploits with monozone their children the beautiful muses jealousy crows cannot be with him yet but I know I shall win this shall make him miss me this shall prove he feels something for me and a plan forms Fina his beautiful child birthed from his own head I shall make a child of my own alone and I shall prove we are the only equals in this universe
I am his match as he is mine while the muses grow in number I grow my own son I grow him from my fiery jealousy I Burning Love he shall be intelligent a master crafter an artist with strength and such beauty the whole Court will be in awe of him and Zeus will see he needs me nymphs from the garden of the Hesperides Aid me in my travels back to Olympus that night I birth my son while Zeus pursues and conquers later I struggle and push out the babe at the edge of the mountain after
the pain and laboring I scoop the crying babe in my arms [Music] full of Pride I have proven my power this day ready to present the child to the court until I see him he is ugly malformed and imperfect he is nothing like the beauty of Athena looking down at Hephaestus the wriggling creature he has yet to open his eyes yet all I feel it's disgust and failure I toss him from the mountain with all my strength in an instant no time for second thoughts I hide my shame and run back to the Garden of
the Hesperides unable to show my face on Olympus in the garden I Stay admiring the plants and beautiful scenery even though it feels so dull and lifeless without him when a dryad tells me the news of lato's twins all the bubbling emotions I've been pushing down rise to the surface more beautiful gods and goddesses more perfect deities for the world to admire and my failures face appears behind my eyes all of my jealousy loneliness anger all of it is directed at lato the titanus in that moment I give in to the fires of negativity and
curse my own aunt be painful long and miserable may she be alone in her misery as I was I take a walk around the gardens think of ways to punish Zeus and look to the great mountain in the distant then I think of my uncle the Titan Atlas he who is forever forced to hold the skies above our heads and Zeus who placed him there even now in my anger I longed to see him at times I hate the power he has over me but even then I knew he would be mine I did not
have to wait long I feel Zeus's presence for I see him power and Radiance emanating from his soul it's like waves I am sat in the gardens surrounded by nymphs and flowers he comes to me teeth brings warmth and life with him when I turned to see his face feels as if I have been underwater drowning until this moment when our eyes meet it is the first breath of fresh air I have felt in weeks he sits beside me and begins pouring sweet nothings into my ear finally turning his attention solely back to me but
he tries to woo me as he did the rest King Zeus not just Zeus and I am insulted he and I both know we are different I am different to him than all the rest I am disgusted he would try to win me this way I reject him and he is shocked his eyes search mine confused and hurt that after all this longing that I would refuse him Zeus and I know that I have waited for him but I will not be one so easily he leaves in a huff frustrated and still confused I have
waited for him yes but he will have to earn my hand now he shall wait for me the next day clouds cover the blue skies the sun is blocked from view Reigns begin winds blow and the waters come down even harder sleet to hail I run to Shelter From The Storm and unstopped in my tracks for a small cuckoo is caught in the middle of it chirping so sadly flaps desperately against the winds and I feel it once more the power the radiance the Heat all from the bird I know it is Zeus I know
this is a performance but a Hailstone hits his wing too hard and he begins to fall plummeting through the air yet I run to catch the fragile creature and I take it to the safety of a cave the storm of his doing does not let out but he stays in the form of the bird with a broken wing it takes weeks to heal Just the Two of Us in the cave together I am cold and distant at first has wounded my pride but it begins to change as we spend more time together and in this
state he has shown he trusts me he has allowed himself to be weak small and vulnerable around me all this time I have allowed myself to feel weak betrayed by his actions am I not a goddess am I not hearer Olympian goddess part of the gods that took down a tyrant he is not stronger or better than I we are equals and in these caves I am reminded of our beginning younger than we are now more naive perhaps but my feelings my love for him has not changed the dawn is rising when I take the
small cuckoo form that is Zeus into my arms I draw it close to my heart and I whisper the words he wants to hear [Music] I love you Zeus transforms in a flash of golden light into his true form we speak as we once did then in whispered voices in the morning sunshine in that cave I promise to be his wife his equal his Queen but I ask a promise in return I know of his passions his duties his urges but he swears to me that he will not lie with a goddess in our court
again and to be discreet with all other dalliances for I am the goddess of marriage and I will not be Dishonored even by him Mortals the mud people on Earth they do not matter the goddesses of the past they do not matter the promise we make to each other the promise that we too together will last that is all that matters in this universe now and after all these years he is mine we wed in the garden of the Hesperides the court full of goddesses and gods all come to the union of the king and
queen the gods of the Court look pleased the lion has found his lioness the goddesses look at me with envious eyes longing to be in my place I smile and know that I have won I kiss my husband and the whole world cheers out food dancing music and revelry begin Gaia gives us a branch full of apples of pure gold which I plant into a tree in the very Garden of our Union the ceremony and celebrations lost a full two weeks before we all head back to our Palace now I have my own Throne next
to Zeus Queen of the Universe as I always knew I would be what Bliss it is and from our great love we bring forth some of the mightiest gods first our daughter hubby the goddess of Youth the prime of life and forgiveness she is the physical manifestation of our love from its early days until now she is our puppy love and our forgiveness of past transgressions she is so beautiful then we have our first son Ares the god of war he comes from the tough times in our life he is courage bravery The Valor necessary
to fight in war but he is also brutality and bloodlust a mix of my rage and my husband and our final child our daughter elithia the goddess of childbirth and Midwifery she brings relief comfort and Aid to all those bringing life into the world and our court feels nearly complete my aunts and sisters all forgiven and living together at the peak of Olympus this is why I waited I knew our love is true mortal women will come and go their offsprings stains on my marriage slights against me evidence that he strayed I will allow it
to happen but I cannot let it go unpunished for what if the goddesses got the idea that I could be replaced my children denounced and hunted whilst he simply picked a new bride no he came to make me his queen I am not some dalliance to relieve his Passions it has always been he and I and it shall always be together we lead the Immortals and Mortals we share our joy and love with all and Rule together the fates of his illegitimate children his bastards our stories for another time living mythology is our attempt to
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