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@nyetloki And yet at least sometimes Zeus is described as more powerful than all the other Olympians combined. Which is in part why Hera always takes revenge on the kids from his affairs, because Zeus himself is too strong for her to harm directly despite her being a powerful goddess in her own right. And for all his many shortcomings, Zeus actually cares at least a bit about his kids, so Hera was hurting him by hurting them. At any rate, I can understand why Zeus would want to pass the buck on judging a beauty contest between his wife, his favorite daughter, and his aunt (or another daughter depending on which myth you prefer) who would objectively be the winner on account of beauty being her literal superpower.
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