In Jiang's reading, Hera and Athena intervene because Agamemnon's failure would end the war before Greek glory is won.
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Hera
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"...their wives. They miss their children. All right. So Aphrodite and Hera are up in the sky, okay, Mount Olympus, and they watch this..."
"...the men of Argos fighting the will of fate. Yes, if Hera had not alerted Athena. Inconceivable. Child of Zeus whose battle shield is..."
"...must come back, Patroclus. Even if Zeus, the thundering lord of Hera, lets you seize your glory, you must not burn for war against..."
"and the three goddesses are hera who is the queen god they are athena the gods of wisdom and aphrodite who is the goddess..."
"course each goddess is trying to bribe paris so hera says paris if you pick me i will give you a kingdom i will..."
"...right but anyway so now this is a problem because now hera and athena are pissed off and they want revenge in fact they're..."
"before Achilles. The white -armed goddess Hera sped her down. Hera loved both men and cared for both alike. Rearing behind him, Pallas sees..."
"...must come back, Patroclus. Even if Zeus, the founding lord of Hera, lets you cease your glory, you must not burn for war against..."
"...steal the body a plan that pleased them all but not Hera Poseidon or the girl with blazing eyes. They clung to their deathless..."
"...in all his madness launched the war. He offended Athena and Hera both goddesses. But Zeus who marshalled the storm clouds warned his queen..."
"...example, let's say my god is Zeus and your god is Hera."
"...our gods to each other. So now Zeus is married to Hera and they have children like Aphrodite and Athena. Okay? And this is..."
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