Revenge

Juno and her unquenchable thirst revenge tend to irritate me. First, she has a problem with Troy because Paris didn't think she was more divinely beautiful than Venus. Second, she has a problem with Aeneas because he is fated to destroy her favorite city. Tear, tear, tear...

The antics of revenge are selfish and juvenile. Juno acts like a five year old--although, I coach gymnastics for five year olds who are better behaved. Regardless, I think you see the point. In my mind, I really want to send Juno to a timeout in the corner.

What is it inside of us that entices us to revenge? Why is "an eye for an eye" our immediate approach to someone wronging us? I understand Juno is supposed to be a goddess and there is apparently this "big" difference between the mythological deities and humans, but I am failing to see the line that divides the two in this situation. Revenge seems like a way of forcing others to feel our hurt by cutting them down to match the pain we feel; it seems to assume the other party has never felt pain before. The party performing the revenge views it as justice, the party receiving revenge views it as injustice. Are not the gods supposed to be just? Wherein lies Juno's justice in her revenge? I see no justice in revenge, so how could she truly be a goddess?

P.S. Commented on Olivia's

P.P.S. Sorry this is late.