Even Zeus, father of gods and men, succumbs to Sleep
You are SLEEP (or HYPNOS). Despite Hera's generous offer of a new chair and matching stool if you will agree to put Zeus to sleep, you are reluctant, remembering what happened last time. But playing hard to get pays off. Hera ups the offer; now you can have Pasitheë, one of the Three Graces, as your wife. You've always been in love with her, so you agree!

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