Echo's Curse Part 1 | Greek Mythology Explained

The Goddess of marriage and family, Hera is Zeus' sister and also his wife. Hera rejected other men and always devoted herself to Zeus.
However, the most striking feature in Hera's stories is Zeus' unfaithfulness and her emotions of anger and jealousy towards him. Zeus enjoyed visiting the nymphs on Mount Cithaeron and flirting with them. During these visits, Zeus would assign a nymph named Echo to distract Hera. Echo was a fairy known for her constant talking. In this way, Echo would distract Hera and Zeus could escape before Hera caught him in the act. However, Hera realized what Echo had done and was furious. As punishment, Hera cursed Echo. From that moment on, Echo no longer had control over his tongue.
She had to keep silent and only repeat the words of others.

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