When Hera, immortal goddess and daughter of the ancient Titan Cronus, helps her brother Zeus to overthrow their tyrannical father, she dreams of ruling at his side.
As they establish their reign on Mount Olympus, Hera suspects that Zeus might be just as ruthless and cruel as the father they betrayed.
She was always born to rule, but must she lose herself in perpetuating this cycle of violence and cruelty? Or can she find a way to forge a better world?
The earth streams with molten gold (PROLOGUE).
(Wildfire, Hardback, 23 May 2024, 400 pages, borrowed from Irvine Library)
This is another Greek Mythology retelling, one of my favourite tropes. I haven’t read much about Hera and she’s usually portrayed as Zeus’s jealous, cruel, scheming and vindictive wife. It was nice to read about her as a fully fleshed out, complex character. I found this book very entertaining. The book touches on some well-known myths. The defeat of the Titans and the birth of the Olympian Gods. The trials of Hercules. Jason and the Argonauts and their search for the Golden Fleece. Zeus creating humans. Prometheus stealing fire from the Gods to give it to humans. I’d recommend this.
