
The post on Reddit, titled “Wow, can’t even remember her own daughter, shaking my head,” sparked reactions from users who saw the indifference shown by Hera towards her children as troubling. One user drew a comparison with Hephaestus, stating, “The truth is, my mother appreciates families, but specific types of families. Perfect families. She looked at me and… well, I don’t match her ideal picture, do I?” This statement neatly summarizes Hera’s relentless pursuit of perfection, which might be the reason behind her tendency to distance herself from those who don’t meet her standards. The forgetfulness attributed to Hera here takes on a humorous tone; it seems she’s living in a personal tragicomedy where she overlooks the very children she should treasure. It’s an all-too-familiar scenario of “out of sight, out of mind,” or in this case, “out of character, out of memory!