The section of the Iliad that ancient editors called the Dios apate (Ancient Greek: Διός ἀπάτη, the "Deception of Zeus") stands apart from the remainder of Book XIV. In this episode, Hera beautifies herself in preparation for seducing Zeus and obtains the help of Aphrodite, telling her she wishes to go to Oceanus, "origin of the gods", and Tethys the "mother". Instead she goes to Zeus and they have sex hidden within a golden cloud on the summit of Mount Ida.
The section of the Iliad that ancient editors called the Dios apate (Ancient Greek: Διός ἀπάτη, the "Deception of Zeus") stands apart from the remainder of Book XIV. In this episode, Hera beautifies herself in preparation for seducing Zeus and obtains the help of Aphrodite, telling her she wishes to go to Oceanus, "origin of the gods", and Tethys the "mother". Instead she goes to Zeus and they have sex hidden within a golden cloud on the summit of Mount Ida.
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