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The Family of HeraParents: Hera was a child of the Titans Cronus and Rhea.Siblings: Hera had five siblings. Three brothers (Poseidon, Hades and Zeus) and two sisters (Hestia and Demeter). Husband: Zeus, the King of the Gods.[read the story of their royal wedding...] Children: Eilithyia, the goddess of childbirth, Ares, the Olympian god of war, Hebe, the goddess of youth and Hephaestus, the Olympian god of Metallurgy. According to some beliefs, Hephaestus was born without the intervention of Zeus. Hera's troubled marriage with ZeusAlthough Hera was one of the fairest goddesses in Mount Olympus, Zeus was giving Hera plenty of reason to be suspicious and jealous; Hera therefore used to stay in high places in order to keep an eye on her husband's doings. There were times she would also interfering, causing harm to Zeus' mistresses, since Zeus himself was invincible.Appearance of HeraHera was a beautiful(but not really desirable), mature woman with big eyes and pierced lobes. She was wearing an ornate crown on her head, elegant clothes tightened with a belt and woven by goddess Athena and golden sandals were hugging her feet. Hera loved to wear jewelery and pamper her body with divine cosmetics.Symbols of HeraHera's symbol were the diadem, the scepter and the pomegranate, a symbol of fertility. Her flower was the lily and her sacred animals were the peacock and the cow.The Roman name of Hera is "Juno"
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Hera was the goddess of Marriage and Family and the protector of married women. 
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