“Zeus was everywhere and nowhere at once. She could not outrun this bright cloud enveloping her.”
The quote is important because it shows Hera's permanent rage over her husband's immorality of impregnating anything he comes across. Hera is a goddess with the power of flying, and she tries her best to monitor Zeus' movements, but he runs faster than her. The quote similarly shows the immorality of the male Greek gods because their primary objective is sexually assaulting women for fun.
"The zigzag on her scales fractured and became spots, the scales softening to a coarse fur."
The quote shows the characteristics of immortal characters in the novel. For instance, the female characters are monsters with claws, mammoth wings, and snakes for hairs in their heads. These characters can transform into anything, including eagles, snakes, and other strange figures, for survival tactics. However, these immortal creatures are powerful and can camouflage according to situations.
"You have also sped past the home of Gorgons, who live not so far from the Graiai, their sisters. I call them sisters, but they have never met. They are connected though they do not know or have long forgotten – by the air and the sea."
The quote highlights one of the key features of monsters in the novel. For instance, Medusa and her sisters rarely interact but they are connected. The sisters are monsters, and they sense that Medusa is mortal because they perceive her transformations. However, the sisters do not have the power to transform Medusa to be like them.
