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Hera

Goddess from Greek mythology, wife and sister of Zeus

For other uses, see Hera (disambiguation).

Hera
The Campana Hera, a Roman copy of a Hellenistic original, from the Louvre
Major cult center	Argos, Mycenae, Samos
Abode	Mount Olympus
Animals	Cow, cuckoo, peacock
Symbol	Pomegranate, sceptre, crown (polos or diadem)
Parents	Cronus and Rhea
Siblings	Poseidon, Hades, Demeter, Hestia, Zeus
Consort	Zeus
Children	Angelos, Arge, Ares, the Charites, Eileithyia, Eleutheria, Eris, Hebe, Hephaestus
Roman	Juno

In ancient Greek religion, Hera (; Ancient Greek: Ἥρα, romanized: Hḗrā; Ἥρη, Hḗrē in Ionic and Homeric Greek) is the goddess of marriage, women, and family, and the protector of women during childbirth. In Greek mythology, she is queen of the twelve Olympians and Mount Olympus, sister and wife of Zeus, and daughter of the TitansCronus and Rhea. One of her defining characteristics in myth is her jealous and vengeful nature in dealing with any who offended her, especially Zeus's numerous adulterous lovers and ille

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Revenge on the Mistresses: A Biography of the Queen of Olympians

Natalie Cassello

Nick Martino

Humanities

Greek God Biography

April 17th, 2015

Greek mythology was very extensive and contained hundreds of myths. Out of the stories, about a quarter of them revolved around jealously and of those, most related to Zeus, the ‘King of Gods and Men,’ cheating on his wife, Hera. As the ‘Goddess of Marriage,’ you can see how easily she could get frustrated. Hera is known as the ‘Queen of Olympian Gods,’ ‘Queen of Heaven,’ and the ‘Goddess of Marriage, Childbirth, Kings, and Empire.’ She was born to Cronus, the ‘Titan God of Time,’ and Rhea, the ‘Titan Goddess of Female Fertility, Motherhood, and Generation.’ According to Elizabeth Spathari in her 2001 book, Greek Mythology, “Hera’s birthplace was on Samos near the river of Imbrasus or Parthenius where, later, her major sanctuary, Heraion, was established.” Of course this was only one theory. Another Heraion was created in Argos, which is another possible birthplace of the goddess. Immediately after being born,

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HERA

Greek Mythology >> Greek Gods >> Olympian Gods >> Hera

Greek Name

Ἡρη

Transliteration

Hêrê

HERA was the Olympian queen of the gods, and the goddess of marriage, women, the sky and the stars of heaven. She was usually depicted as a beautiful woman wearing a crown and holding a royal, lotus-tipped sceptre, and sometimes accompanied by a lion, cuckoo or hawk.

MYTHS

Some of the more famous myths featuring the goddess include:--

Her marriage to Zeus who seduced her in the guise of a cuckoo bird. <<More>>

The birth of Hephaistos (Hephaestus) who she produced alone without a father and cast from heaven because he was born crippled. <<More>>

Her persecution of the consorts of Zeus including Leto, Semele and Alkmene (Alcmena). <<More>>

Her persecution of Herakles (Heracles) and Dionysos, the favourite bastard sons of Zeus. <<More>>

The punishment of Ixion, who was chained to a fiery wheel for attempting to violate the goddess. <<More>>

The assisting of the Arg