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Olympian Gods» Hera, the Goddess of Marriage


Hera's representationHera was the goddess of Marriage and Family and protector of married women.

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The Family of Hera

Hera was born by the Titans Cronus and Rhea and was one of the three sisters of Zeus and later on became his wife as well.
The royal wedding of Zeus and Hera was celebrated with exceptional splendour and the couple gave birth to four children; Eilithyia, the goddess who was protecting the 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 Zeus

Although 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 Hera

Hera 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 Hera

Hera'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"




Myths and Fables about Hera

Myths of Hera


Monuments of Heraclick to expand

monuments of Hera Monuments related to Hera


Titles of Heraclick to expand

Boopis ("cow-eyed") , Gamelia ("patroness of marriage") , Leukolenos ("white-armed") , Teleia ("perfect")

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