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The Story of the Rainbow Did you ever look in the sky after a rain storm to see a rainbow over the water? It is a beautiful site. Have you ever wondered why it appears? If you look close you will see that the colors are always in the same order. Red then orange then yellow followed by green next blue and last you see violet. This is the story of the rainbow with Zeus, Hera and Aphrodite. Zeus is a Greek god and Hera is a Greek goddess. They are brother and sister by the same mother Rhea. Zeus was saved by his mother Rhea when she hid him from his father’s rage. Hera loved Zeus from the first moment she saw him. Aphrodite the goddess of love helped Hera with a love charm to seal the deal for Zeus to love her and, they were married. They had a three hundred year honeymoon. Zeus had made Aphrodite marry Hephaestus but she was very unhappy. Zeus had been hanging around Aphrodite and Hera was suspicious. Hera found out that they were together and she already knew that Zeus had cheated on her many times. He had many children with others to show for it. When Hera found out about Zeus and Aphrodite, she watched him more carefully. She spent many days watching Zeus trying to catch him with Aphrodite but he was too sneaky and she could never catch him. One Beautiful sunny day when Zeus and Aphrodite were in a gorgeous meadow and there were pretty flowers and birds chirping, Zeus was telling her he would leave Hera for her. Aphrodite being the goddess of love didn’t feel comfortable breaking them up but since she was also very mischievous she agreed. Hera heard this from a nearby cloud and she was angry so she made it rain on the meadow and Aphrodite fled from the rain. Zeus thought quickly and to calm Hera down he would send his lightning bolt to make colors in the sky which is what the rainbow is. Zeus found Hera to explain what he had done for her. Hera started to warm up to him as the rainbow was so beautiful and she loved him so but it was when he spoke that she melted. Zeus began, “The red represents how angry I made you, and the orange is your beginning to forgive me. Next you see the yellow as I say sorry. The green represents how jealous I would be if you ever cheated on me! As the goddess of monogamy I am so lucky you love me. The blue is the beautiful color of your eyes and the violet is for our passion. Hera forgave Zeus and they went to Hawaii for another 300 year honeymoon.