this winter hasn’t been so rough

Hera:

the mythology is filled with rapists,unrepentant murderers and other incredibly disturbing content but hera is one the very few characters that is always seen as one dimensional even though she can easily be interpreted with much more depth. if hades and hapastus can get the "they could be that deep" treatment, than so is hera

THE problematic fave, walked so amy dunne could run 💚 hera has always been one of the figures in mythology than intrigued me the most and I am still waiting for a retelling of her as an anti hero that still incorporates her signature traits

everyone always characterizes her as a jealous bitch (usually in tandem with woobifying zeus). it’s literally not her fault that she was tricked and coerced into marrying a serial rapist who holds much more power than her.

like yes. from a modern day perspective, it is pretty misogynistic of hera to punish the women that zeus sleeps with (consensually or not. usually not!!). but ☝️ she is also stuck in a terrible marriage (smth smth goddess of marriage bound by her own domain) and is hurting those that she has power over because she can’t hurt zeus. messy victims my beloved

Silna / Lady Silence:

She’s the only female main character and one of the few people of color in this show and she frequently gets ignored and sidelined for the male characters. If she is present in fanworks or discussions she’s often portrayed as a girl boss who can do no wrong and who’s responsible for fixing goodsir (the primary male character she’s shipped with)