The Seduction of Zeus

                Fighting continues just outside the wall of the Greek Camps. I continue to worry about Hektor. He is rejecting all advice from his men, he isn’t even paying attention to the omens that are around him. At the moment it seems like Hektor’s stubborn determination is paying off. With the help of Sarpedon, Hektor breaks through the gates and the Trojans flood through to continue the assault on the Greeks. This advantage the Trojans has strikes up anger on Mt. Olympus. Poseidon sneaks down to Troy to help the Greeks. He disguised himself as a mortal. I can’t believe Zeus isn’t seeing this! His own brother is disobeying him. The only reason Poseidon hasn’t been caught is because he isn’t really fighting. He is just boosting moral and helping the Greeks in small ways. A lot of battles take place as things heat up on the battlefield. Things are going so well for the Trojans that Agamemnon suggests going back home, yet again! Sooner or later they will actually leave. But once again Agamemnon is talked out of leaving. Seems the other Greek Heroes are still stepping in on Agamemnon’s power. If they don’t have a united front, there is no way the Greeks will win. But Poseidon is still interfering. Now Hera is even distracting Zeus so Poseidon can really rally the Greeks. She turns to Aphrodite to help seduce Zeus. Zeus being the God he is jumps at the chance to be with Hera and even adds a cloud of smoke around them. He doesn't see a thing happening down in Troy now. And then he falls asleep! This does not bode well for the Trojans. Hektor gets wounded and the Greeks advance. Poseidon needs to get out of there and Zeus needs to wake up. Enough Love Making! 

"'Hera, there will be a time afterward when you can go there as well. But now let us go to bed and turn to lovemaking. For never before has love for any goddess or woman so melted about the heart inside me, broken it to submission, as now...'" (Book 14, p 323, Line 313-317)

                I have been sitting by watching the battle unfold as Zeus has wished; no interfering. Hera and Poseidon need to learn to do the same. What I am angered by is Aphrodite helping Hera seduce Zeus. Doesn’t she understand that by helping Hera she is helping the Greeks!? She doesn’t want the Greeks to win! It doesn’t make sense. She shouldn’t have helped Hera, now the Greeks are pressing forward and Zeus isn’t even around to put a stop to anything. Now Poseidon, his brother, seems to be calling the shots. With Hera and Poseidon’s new partnership, I don’t really know who is calling the shots on Mt. Olympus. If Poseidon hadn’t come down the Greeks would probably be turning back. I mean this is the third time Agamemnon has suggested going home. I don’t think he even wants to be here anymore. Odysseus and Diomedes probably just want to stay because Athena always encourages them to stay. Something needs to change otherwise the Fall of Troy really will be inevitable.

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