Board Thread:Antaeus' Arena: Audience Chamber/@comment-1515612-20170707180626/@comment-25155763-20170914142224

Zandris Hugal wrote: Although the votings done, I just wanted to mention some things for Hera.

Many people think that she is merely the Goddess of Marriage, and her power comes from her cunning and status. This is not true. She has immense control over the air, second only to Zeus, and has many times beckoned the winds, created storms, and manipulated clouds. In fact, she once overpowered Dionysus in the Indian War with "an infinite noise" made in the air.

Secondly, Hera is a mighty warrior. There is a reason the Gods Ares, Eris, and Enyo (Bellona) are her children. She is said to have taken "strong part" in the Titan War. Oh, and Hera absolutely humiliated Artemis twice in single combat: once in the Trojan War, another in the Indian War. Check out theoi.com for more details.

Hera is easily more powerful than Hephaestus. She can use air and the clouds to shield her (she once used a single cloud to absorb all the arrows in Artemis' quiver). She can use rain and hail to douse Hephaestus' fire. And she can easily outfight him. Actually many scholars have attributed her various war-related children do to her and Zeus's tumultuous relationship. Regardless, Hephaestus's raw power with fire alone has a good chance of taking her, despite whatever experience she has. Its like how Hazel could probably defeat most of the legion (individually of course) despite her lack of formal training. Cant 'douse' molten Lava all that fast though. And plenty of real life wildfires withstand wind and rain.