Book 1:493-611
Thetis supplicates Zeus; Hera's jealousy; Hephaestus restores peace—comic relief among the gods.
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From The Iliad by Homer
The Olympian gods quarrel, scheme, and intervene throughout the poem, mirroring and amplifying the conflicts of mortals.
Book 14:153-353
The Deception of Zeus: Hera seduces him with Aphrodite's girdle to turn the tide of battle.
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Zeus releases the gods to take sides; the Theomachy (battle of the gods) begins.
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