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| daughter of Cronus and Rhea, counterbalancing wife of Zeus, mother of Eileithyia and Hephaestus, associated with cattle and peacocks |
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| transformed into a cow by Hera/Zeus, guarded by Argus (one hundred eyes), gadfly drove her mad, drove across Bosporus strait, ended up in Egypt, birthed Epaphus and several royal lines descended from him |
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| Phoenician princess, seduced by Zeus in the form of a white bull, married Asterius and birthed Minos, Rhadamanthys, and Sarpedon |
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| Princess of Thebes, seduced by Zeus in form of Satyr, flees to Sicyon from fear of father's reaction, mistreated by Lycus and Dirce, birthed twins Amphion (son of Zeus) and Zethus (son of a mortal) who are taken from her, exposed, and brought up by herdsmen, later punished Dirce and Lycus |
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| Seduction by Zeus in form of a white swan, birthed Castor and Pollux and Helen and Clytemnestra |
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| Theban princess, Hera advised her to make Zeus prove his divinity through insisting he make love to her as he did to Hera, Zeus thus killed Semele but Dionysus was saved from her womb |
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| beautiful youth from Troy, brought up to be Zeus' cupbearer |
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| Destined to give birth to a son who would overthrow Zeus |
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| Daughter of Cronus and Rhea, virgin goddess of the hearth |
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| guard with one hundred eyes, guarded Io; Zeus sent Hermes to lull him to sleep and kill him to make Io more accessible; the eyes of him cover the peacock, the symbol of Hera |
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| Hera's daughter by Zeus, goddess of childbirth |
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every 60 years; i. Marriage procession from Plataea (near foot of mountain) to Mt. Cithaeron (in vicinity of Thebes and Athens); wooden idol of Hera in ox-driven cart along with a woman as the bridesmaid. 14 smaller idols carried in other carts, represent wedding attendants. Appears to be wedding of Hera. Placed on wooden idol on top of mountain, cattle sacrificed, everything lit on fire.
1. Dramatizing tensions and disputes in marriage in something that is humorous and festive
2. Meant to strengthen marriages of couples in the village
ii. Sacrifice and conflagration
iii. Etiological myth
1. Etiological myth behind this says it has to do with a quarrel between Hera and Zeus; she left Zeus and he consulted spirit of Mt. Cithaeron. They hatched a plan that Zeus would pretend to re-marry another goddess (wooden idol led up mountain in cart). Hera, angry upon hearing/viewing this, snatched bride out of cart, was amused, and they were reconciled. |
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every 7 years; i. Marriage procession from Plataea (near foot of mountain) to Mt. Cithaeron (in vicinity of Thebes and Athens); wooden idol of Hera in ox-driven cart along with a woman as the bridesmaid. 14 smaller idols carried in other carts, represent wedding attendants. Appears to be wedding of Hera. Placed on wooden idol on top of mountain, cattle sacrificed, everything lit on fire.
1. Dramatizing tensions and disputes in marriage in something that is humorous and festive
2. Meant to strengthen marriages of couples in the village
ii. Sacrifice and conflagration
iii. Etiological myth
1. Etiological myth behind this says it has to do with a quarrel between Hera and Zeus; she left Zeus and he consulted spirit of Mt. Cithaeron. They hatched a plan that Zeus would pretend to re-marry another goddess (wooden idol led up mountain in cart). Hera, angry upon hearing/viewing this, snatched bride out of cart, was amused, and they were reconciled. |
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