This is a book review of the latest offering from Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Queen of Olympos: A Devotional Anthology for Hera and Iuno is edited by Lykeia.
Disclaimer: I am a contributor of
a devotional hymn that appears in this anthology.
“Of all the Goddesses honoured in
modern times, it seems a bit surprising that Hera doesn’t get much love, when
in fact she was one of the more important Goddesses.” These are the opening lines by
editor Lykeia in her essay about the modern worship of Hera. Indeed, the worship of the queen of the Greek
Olympian pantheon may appear to pale by comparison to that of her wayward husband,
Zeus, or even other Goddesses such as Aphrodite and Artemis, yet, Queen of Olympos: A Devotional Anthology for Hera and Iuno is an anthology
bursting with original prayers, passionate pleads and devotional hymns to both
Hera and her Roman counterpart, Iuno.
