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Spring 2016, Issue 4
ZEUS TELLS ALL
Nothing is off limits as Hesiod sits down with Zeus,
King of the Gods and Olympus’ leading man, to talk
about his status as a legendary lover, and just how he
manages to snare so many women.
Hesiod: So, Zeus, are these rumours
Z: Not that well in the end. Hera
about you true, have you really had over
Z: Well more than anything it affects
found out and sent a gadfly to chase
one hundred lovers?
my relationships with other women. I
her. Wasn’t the most ideal of
mean I’ve had to be a little bit sneaky
situations I’ll admit, but it all turned
at times.
out okay in the end. I hear she’s in
Zeus: Yeah, yeah, I have to admit they’re
pretty accurate. I mean, I don’t exactly
keep count [Laughs] but it’s probably
Egypt now, doing well for herself.
H: Like your relationship with Io?
close to that figure.
H: It seems like being one of Zeus’
Z: Yes exactly. Her being one of
H: But you’re married right? What does
lovers can be pretty dangerous! Have
Hera’s priestesses was a recipe for
your wife think about these affairs?
any of your other lovely ladies found
disaster to be completely honest, but
themselves turned into an animal?
Z: I am married. To the (mostly) lovely
Hera. To be completely honest she
I thought I could avoid her wrath by
turning Io into a heifer.
Z: Yeah it can be a bit dangerous. I
accidentally killed Semele when I
doesn’t particularly like what I do, she
H: A heifer!? And how did that work
certainly has some jealousy issues.
turned into a thunderbolt. But let’s
out?
be honest, if you can’t handle the
H: And how have these ‘jealousy issues’
thunder you shouldn’t be sleeping
affected your relationship?
with Zeus.