Beautiful, jealous, destructive, comical: the peacock was the perfect match for Hera, the goddess everyone loves to hate. Before we go any further, I should explain that I do not love to hate her. I genuinely like her, and I am not just saying that because I don’t want her to turn me into a cow, or persecute me with snakes, or madden me with a gadfly until I kill my dearest loves.
