The same Hera that strove every step of the way to hamper and torment Heracles would strive every step of the way to guide and favor Jason. The motive, so typically of Hera, was not love of Jason but hatred of Pelias. When the people of Iolcos saw the mesmerizing figure of Jason with his leopard skin, rippling hair, and bulging muscles stride into the marketplace, they knew at once that here was somebody who should be paid attention to.
