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Hera is a character in Greek mythology who has attributes that should be admired and some that we should be careful not to follow. Hera’s ambition, which is in her domain as a God, is the one that many should strive to follow the example of. She has a drive to be in the best possible position that she can be in. Her ambition and perseverance is what enables her to be in the position of power that she is in as Queen of the Heavens and wife of Zeus, Kings of the Gods. However, she is very manipulative, this is an attribute that we should make a point to not follow. Her pursuit of power  made her constantly hungry for more, this hunger drives her to manipulate those around her to gain more power. We can see her do this in her when she is trapped in Hephaestus’ chair. She tells the gods that whoever frees her will gain the hand of Aphrodite in marriage. On the surface this seems like an ordinary reward but if we remember that Ares and Aphrodite were supposed to be wed that same day, we can see that Hera was trying to Manipulate Ares, the strongest of the Olympians, to help her get out of the trap. We should try and copy the ambition that Hera had but, we must be careful to not let it stain our intentions like it did with her. 

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Hera is a character we should admire because she seems like she overprotective and caring.As in overprotective she would kill anyone who would try to sleep with Zeus To keep him form loving someone else accept her.

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Hera is a Greek god that should not really be hated I believe. She really didn't want to date or marry Zeus but he made her. That also resulted in Hercules. I believe Hera was just brainwashed by Zeus.

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The question of what makes a good leader is one that has been debated for many centuries, ever since there has been a government there has been a difference of opinions on what attributes a leader should have. For example, in the early Colonial era, the people of the southern colonies believed that, “Great Men,” should run the colony. Great men meant wealthy plantation owning planters, members of the very top echelon of the social and financial hierarchy. However, if we look to the north, those colonies believed and practiced a, “Good Man,” government. They believed and voted in people who they believed were morally right and wanted to do what was best for all the people of the colonies. Niccolo Machiavelli wrote the book Prince, whose entire purpose was to debate the use of love or the use of fear in ruling others. Machiavelli wrote in The Prince, “The lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves,” he uses this analogy to represent the need that a leader and his followers have for one another; the two need each other to do their respective jobs well for the whole society to succeed. When looking at Zeus he doesn’t give this same respects to his followers, the fellow Olympians. He legitimized his power over the other Olympians by using fear, a true leader, as described by Machiavelli, uses love and benevolence to secure the loyalty of his followers. 

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Zeus is a good example of a good leader because he is very caring and protective about every god.He is  also was very irresponsible and cruel and wanted all the power to himself.

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Zeus was on the edge of being a bad leader because he wanted to be the most powerful and almost let it get in the way of his leadership and his rule over olympus. Hera did keep zeus in line and kept him from going past the point where he was too excessive and too controlling because of all the power he had and he was too power hungry so it got in his way sometimes.

by:luke sigman

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Zeus is a good ruler, because he cares for his people and protects them. He also destroyed the titans, and stopped the reign of his father Cronus. Without him the would still be under Cronus's control, his siblings would still be in Cronus's stomach, and the titans would have taken over.He establishes order.

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Hera is a character that I like because she is different from other gods. She is more brutal when it comes to Zeus and because she loves him and will kill the person that sleeps with him. In my opinion hera does not seem like the one to hurt someone she seems like the one to love and take care of someone but then again that was the disney version so they cut out all the bad parts where she was harsh and brutal to other gods/people. Like when she threw her child off a mountain.

by:luke sigman

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I believe Zeus was a terrible leader. For one he always had the other Gods do everything.  Not to mention the horrible way he treated his sister Hera. He made her marry him from the standpoint of their relationship. I don’t even think it was possible to be a good ruler. He was also irresponsible and cruel. He was cruel to the woman if he wanted them he gave them no choice. He married Metis and then killed her to marry Hera who he constantly cheated on.

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Despite being two of the most important and famous Greek gods to date, Zeus and Hera are nowhere near perfect especially considering today’s morals in relationships. Knowing Disney and other big family friendly companies, the only way to portray Greek mythology safely would have to be in an edited version of their history. Particularly along the lines of how it’s depicted in this animated family film.

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Its a disney show and they don't want to give there viewers ( mostly kids ) that scary harsh impression on how the greek gods really are. They want the kids to like them until further down the road they actually learn about them and the truth. 

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Its a disney show and they don't want to give there viewers ( mostly kids ) that scary harsh impression on how the greek gods really are. They want the kids to like them until further down the road they actually learn about them and the truth. 

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- Kohl cato

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we should dislike her, because she threw her own child off of the side of a clift with just one glance because it didn't live up to her likings. that's her child it doesn't matter if it is ugly for not she still should love it. Then she came back to love it because she saw what great power he held as he was all grown up.

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we should dislike her, because she threw her own child off of the side of a clift with just one glance because it didn't live up to her likings. that's her child it doesn't matter if it is ugly for not she still should love it. Then she came back to love it because she saw what great power he held as he was all grown up.

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- Kohl cato

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While making greek gods more audience appropriate is better for a larger demographic, I think keeping with the original stories shows the true hardships of ancient Greece. By portraying the story in a different way than the original, it might skew people's perception of it over time. It would be ideal for there to be multiple age range variations of the story, so different age groups could learn about them.

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zeus is an okay leader he looks out for one another and protects them like he would want to be protected and looked out for, but he is also very power hungry and wants all of the power to his self and can get angry and ugly because of that.

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zeus is an okay leader he looks out for one another and protects them like he would want to be protected and looked out for, but he is also very power hungry and wants all of the power to his self and can get angry and ugly because of that.

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- Kohl cato

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We should dislike her. She threw her first born off Mount Olympus, because he wasn’t perfect. She also murdered anyone who slept with Zeus, she should punish Zeus for not being faithful not others. Although, all she really wanted was the love and respect of Zeus, but that does not justify her actions. She is manipulative and merciless, especially towards those who crossed her. She also had ulterior motives when marrying Zeus, she wanted an eternal spot in Olympus.

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I appreciate Disney’s attempts to make it a little more kid friendly. However, I think that they should still stick to the main story. They could’ve easily made Hercules a demigod by not having Hera super involved with the film and keeping Zeus his father and a human his mother.I think this because it misinforms people about the cultural beliefs of another cultural group.

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I think that disney does need to make Zues and Hera look like good parents because Disney has mostly children watching and it might be too much for some children. If Disney did make them bad parents and show Hera throwing her baby off a cliff some children would not react to that well. It is a key thing to know if youre researching for this but for the sake of children's entertainment its best to not show all the bad things that happened.

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While I understand entirely why Disney has to “clean up” the story of Zeus and Hera, I do believe that they shouldn’t have censored it as much as they did. I do understand that the story is extremely messy and portraying Zeus’ and Hera’s characters accurately would’ve ended terribly. I believe they could have made some of the truth into a sort of comedic relief rather than completely ignore the fact that it exists. They definitely made a better choice than just straight up showing all the heinous and disturbing acts that went on in the family. Their decision to censor the truth of the relationship isn't necessarily a bad thing but it should have been a little avoided. Of course, it is Disney and they have to censor most things, but I still think that they could've done the censoring better to depict the story correctly, while still leaving it as a child friendly movie. I believe it was a good idea that wasn’t fully thought out. They should’ve kept the reality of the situation and censored it less than they did. 

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While I understand entirely why Disney has to “clean up” the story of Zeus and Hera, I do believe that they shouldn’t have censored it as much as they did. I do understand that the story is extremely messy and portraying Zeus’ and Hera’s characters accurately would’ve ended terribly. I believe they could have made some of the truth into a sort of comedic relief rather than completely ignore the fact that it exists. They definitely made a better choice than just straight up showing all the heinous and disturbing acts that went on in the family. Their decision to censor the truth of the relationship isn't necessarily a bad thing but it should have been a little avoided. Of course, it is Disney and they have to censor most things, but I still think that they could've done the censoring better to depict the story correctly, while still leaving it as a child friendly movie. I believe it was a good idea that wasn’t fully thought out. They should’ve kept the reality of the situation and censored it less than they did. 

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I believe that Zeus is an example of a nearly terrible leader. He is impulsive and power hungry more than he is a leader or a boss of any sort. Throughout the stories that we have learned if Zeus was involved he would give off a sense of entitlement or just give a terrible reaction. I believe that Zeus is an example of a ruler who let power and popularity get to him. He consistently commits adultery and participates in incestuous relationships. He never treated the gods with any sort of equality and would instead pick a favorite and treat them with more respect, he did this with Athena , who was his favorite, and Apollo, who was not. In my opinion a proper leader should be able to be caring, equal, and understanding and Zeus has not shown any of those qualities. He is not a good leader, He possesses no traits of a good leader.

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Hera is not a character that we should admire because of her vindictive and murderous ways and habits. However she also isn’t a character that should be disliked because she is trying to keep Zeus from being adulterous and keep Zeus loyal to her.

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I do believe that Zeus is a good leader because he is there to help his people when they need him and likes mortals. As a person Zeus is not a very good guy, If he is married to a goddess, you wouldn't want to go around and impregnating mortals now would you. Well that is what the big guy Zeus would do. He liked to cheat on Hera and mess around with mortals way to much, but as a leader he is pretty good at it.

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Well mostly children watch disney movies, this way the children can learn things but it isn't too harsh for them to understand. The truth is important so we all can understand what really went on back then but children do not need to understand that just yet. In reality Zeus and Hera aren’t such a happy couple Hera is actually a horrid person, killing one of her children, using Zeus for his power,etc. But That isn’t something children need to understand just yet, yes teach kids about this but twist it so they can use the information and see the good.

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I believe that Zeus is a terrible person, but a decent ruler. His heinous acts include turning his first wife into a fly and eating her, staying constantly unfaithful to Hera, tricking Pandora into being a burden on humanity, and even chaining Prometheus to a rock and letting an eagle devour his liver. However, as a god he kept humanity in check. He is considered the father of gods and all men, and his main job was to protect humans/mankind. He did this by keeping order when humans were in hysterics(wars and other massive altercations). By doing this, humankind prospered and continued to make advances.

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Zeus is an okay example of a good ruler/leader because he knows what to do and he makes allies quickly and easily. However, Zeus easily gets distracted by pretty ladies. For example during the titanomachy Zeus was still seducing ladies and having babies. He also made quick allies with the cyclopes and hecatonchires.

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First of all its disney they kinda had to make it rated G and not have parents fighting. Plus the movie was about hercules and not the problems between zeus and hera so if they had made it a big deal it would have probably been confusing.

by:chad

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I think it is a good thing that Disney changed up the way Zeus and Hera’s marriage and parenthood. I do  agree with people saying that Disney’s version does not represent the story the way it is supposed to be told. The reason why I think that it is ok is that Disney Channel is a channel that is primarily for kids and known for their kid friendly shows, that have adult humor here and there, but they are primarily for kids. If Disney hadn’t changed up the story a little it would have been too gruesome for kids to enjoy the story in a more fun way. In conclusion, yes they should have changed the story and the way that they presented some of the gods because some of the gods are not appropriate for younger children. I think Disney took the story Hercules and made it a fun version, musical in some parts, and just an all around good feeling movie like almost every other Disney movie.

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When the stories of the gods are presented for kids I think no but when it’s being presented for a mature audience then yes. The stories of the gods are very mature and should not be shown to kids. For example many of the stories about the gods contain sex, death, and lots of violence. The harsh truth about the gods are harsh stories not meant to be shown to kids as it can be a bad example for them. In conclusion, the story should only change depending on the audience it targets.

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Yes, because as we read about Zeus he had led his brothers and sisters against the titans. Zeus won against the gods before him and overthrew a whole generation. All of his brothers and sisters and a few Titans had chosen him to be the ruler of gods. For example after the fight against the Titans he ruled over the sky and gods and became their leader. In conclusion, yes Zeus is a good ruler/leader. 

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I believe Zeus is both good at being a leader. Zeus was a much better ruler than his father Kronos he actually cared and gave everyone respect/showed that he cared. Zeus gave everyone some part of the world he gave them purpose.  He saved his brothers and sisters, he won the war for them.

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1. No they should not change the history of these stories because this will give kids a false sense of what the gods were like. Then they grow up thinking that the gods and goddesses were loving and happy when most of the stories we hear about are about them cheating and killing.

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She is a character that I would think is generally liked. She is portrayed as a sweet goddess who loved her husband. She killed anyone that Zeus slept with but that isn’t just something that only she did. Many others were killed because they were sleeping with other gods and goddesses. Hera seems like the kind ruler of Olympus so I don’t know why she would be disliked. 

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Zeus was a very respected god by both gods and mortals. He cared about his family a lot, often making peace between them, and was also very wise, honest, always striving for justice.

by:chad