Peacocks and Pomegranates: The Toxic Relationship Between Hera and Zeus

By Carmellini Duarte

Peacocks and Pomegranates: The Toxic Relationship Between Hera and Zeus is a powerful, reflective, and deeply relevant work. By revisiting the myth of the Queen of Olympus through a critical and contemporary lens, the book lays bare how idealized mythological narratives have, for centuries, normalized emotional abuse, power imbalance, and female submission. Here, Hera is no longer merely the jealous and vengeful wife of Zeus - she emerges as a profoundly human figure, shaped by pain, survival strategies, and the silence imposed by divinized patriarchal structures.
The author invites readers to walk through the gates of Olympus not in search of fantasy, but in pursuit of truths hidden between the lines of myth. Through dense chapters, sociological analysis, and parallels with real-life relationships - including public figures - the book confronts us with the cultural roots of symbolic, emotional, and psychological violence that still echo in our homes, institutions, and collective imagination. Peacocks and Pomegranates is more than a reinterpretation of myth; it is a bold denunciation, a feminist manifesto, and a tool for personal and social transformation. A reading that provokes, liberates, and stays alive long after the final page.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FLF4MWM3
• ISBN13: 9798296185860
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"