Alcmene

Constantly battling with Zeus’ infidelity, Hera the ancient Greek goddess of family and marriage, often took swift and cruel revenge - not on her philandering husband, but on his conquests and the resulting children. " Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman scorned,” are the lines of the 1697 play The Mourning Bride by William Congreve, which may apply, in retrospect to Hera’s scorn, but did she have recourse? [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"67913","attributes":{"alt":"Hera Discovering Zeus with Io by Pieter Lastman (1618) National Galley London (Public Domain)","class":"media-image","height":"426","style":"width: 610px; height: 426px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]] Hera Discovering Zeus with Io by Pieter Lastman (1618) National Galley London ( Public Domain) Hera’s Scorn Hera turned Io, who was one her own