Even the gods cannot rage forever! Although, perhaps the same cannot be said of goddesses, it is said that ox-eyed Hera's love for grudges is equal to her love for her husband. It was with such rage blackening her heart that she tormented glorious Heracles, son of Zeus by a mortal woman's womb — she robbed him of his wits so that he would slay his own wife and babes, and restored him only once the terrible act was done. The bards tell many tales of her unflagging fury for the sons sprung from the passions of her most royal husband.