Zeus answered... That lightning was proof... I knew Zeus would be drawn to our handsome men and beautiful women. With modern makeup, our looks are leagues beyond anything those ancient men and women had naturally...
The instant the lightning appeared, a theologian watching the screen from who knew how far away nearly leaped up and danced with joy.
He had been the first to propose offering handsome men and beautiful women to Zeus at the ceremony. He had studied Zeus in depth, examining his tastes from every angle, learning what he liked and disliked.
The men and women he had personally chosen were the culmination of his research and ingenuity.
And that sudden bolt of lightning across the sky proved his research was right. Zeus, father of gods and humans alike, had a taste for exactly this.
But the next instant, he saw a mass of fire fall from the sky. The snow blanketing the summit of the Sacred Mountain vanished into the flames.
At the sight, the theologian, who had been ready to dance with excitement, broke out in a cold sweat.
Clearly, offering handsome men and beautiful women at the ceremony had caught more than Zeus's attention. It had also drawn Hera, protector of marriage and Queen of Heaven, who championed monogamy. Her answer was to burn everything to the ground.
"Seeing her in person is worse than anything I'd heard. This goddess is even more jealous than the myths say." The theologian furtively wiped away his cold sweat. His mind raced as he tried to work out what he would do if Hera appeared before him.
In the myths, Hera's hatred of her husband's lovers had driven her to all manner of schemes, putting the mortal world through hell. Nearly half the tales of Ancient Greece, it