Homer's Savage Hera Author(s): Joan O'Brien Source: The Classical Journal, Vol. 86, No. 2 (Dec., 1990 - Jan., 1991), pp. 105-125 Published by: The Classical Association of the Middle West and South, Inc. (CAMWS) Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3297720 Accessed: 23-05-2020 06:16 UTC REFERENCES Linked references are available on JSTOR for this article: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3297720?seq=1&cid=pdf-reference#references_tab_contents You may need to log in to JSTOR to access the linked references. JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact
[email protected]. Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at https://about.jstor.org/terms The Classical Association of the Middle West and South, Inc. (CAMWS) is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The Classical Journal This content downloaded from 73.97.157.116 on Sat, 23 May 2020 06:16:18 UTC All use subject to https://about.jstor.org/terms HOMER'S SAVAGE HERA Despite Hera's importance in storied Argos and, as I will show, her signifi- cance as a motivating force in the Iliad, scholars often dismiss her as a minor figure, her mood swings explained away as characteristic of the radical inconsis- tencies to be found in most Homeric deities.