Here it is interesting to see character development for the head of the gods, Zeus. Mentioned many times within the text as cloud-gatherer, his purpose among the Olympian gods is made clear. Here, however, we see similarly to Achilles being referred to as son of Peleus, Zeus in referred to as the son of Cronos. This is important as it adds to his character development if one is familiar with his relationship to his father and how he overthrew him, nodding to his great power and the trajectory of his decision to make a deal with Thetis affecting the future of the Trojan War. Moreover, the idea of relationship strife is strongly played out here as we see such a powerful figure be swayed and shamed by (in the Greek world) his wife who should be his subordinate, and in any case as head of the gods anyone would be under him. How could the god who overtook Cronos yield to a woman, what does this say about Hera?