"You've been cockblocked by Zeus, stupid boy, she says. "
October 2, 2014 7:26 AM Subscribe
"He makes love to her, his first time with a woman, but she's not really a woman—is a woman, then a man, then his exact double, then a peacock, feathers alluringly erect. " Rumaan Alam's "Scene From A Marriage" imagines the domestic bliss of Zeus and Hera and assorted boytoys.
from the stories i've heard, hera spends most of her time policing zeus's extramarital adventures, and consequently comes across as slightly shrewish (as if resentment of one's partner's adultery was a bad thing, even on olympus). athena seems much cooler, and she would be my choice, an advisor with benefits. aphrodite is all T&A.
posted by bruce at 8:34 AM on October 2, 2014
posted by bruce at 8:34 AM on October 2, 2014
[ATHENA leaps fully grown and clad in battle armor out of ZEUS' head]
ZEUS: oh whoa
hi
So good.
posted by mhoye at 12:05 PM on October 2, 2014 [1 favorite]
ZEUS: oh whoa
hi
So good.
posted by mhoye at 12:05 PM on October 2, 2014 [1 favorite]
When you're immortal, vanilla just doesn't cut it.
posted by IndigoJones at 4:18 PM on October 2, 2014
posted by IndigoJones at 4:18 PM on October 2, 2014
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posted by mhoye at 8:13 AM on October 2, 2014 [4 favorites]