Hera was the Greek goddess of women, marriage, family, and childbirth. As Zeus' sister and wife, she was queen of the Olympian gods. However, she was often jealous of Zeus' many affairs. Some of her acts of revenge included sending snakes to strangle the demigod Hercules as a baby and driving him mad as an adult. She also led other gods in drugging and binding Zeus at one point, though he overpowered them. Overall, Hera worked to maintain her position as Zeus' partner but struggled with his repeated infidelities.

1. HERA
Greek name: HERA
 “Great Lady”
 The goddess Hera's name means "Beautiful Lady", and she was loved by all and served as the gracious
Queen of the Olympian gods and goddesses. As the goddess of committed love and marriage in Greek
mythology, Hera valued her relationship with Zeus above all else.
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 (come from the Etruscan Uni, which means "She Who Gives")
EMBLEMS:
 The peacock (symbolizes her luxury, beauty, and immortality. )
 The cow (she was also known as Bopis, meaning "cow-eyed", which was later translated as "with big
eyes")
 The lion could be considered a symbol of Hera, due to her involvement regarding the Nemean Lion.
 The diadem, the scepter and the pomegranate (a symbol of fertility)
 The cuckoo (it symbolized Zeus' love for her)
DESIGNATION:
 Queen of the Olympian gods
 the goddess of women and marriage
 goddess of the sky and starry heavens
 the goddess patron of childbirth
WEAPON:
 Hera doesn’t have weapons
DOMINION:
 sky
 Hera's dominion is not as clearly defined as that of her brothers and sisters but she clearly commands
the respect of mortals and Immortals alike. Her authority is only exceeded by that of Zeus.
STORY:
 Hera is the goddess of marriage in Greek mythology.
 She is the sister and wife of Zeus.
 Hera’s parent was Cronus and Rhea.
 Hera's other siblings are Poseidon, Hades, Demeter, and Hestia.
 She grew in Titan Ocean and the Tethys raised her.

2.  When she grew up, Zeus found her attractive and tried to seduce her a few times but failed.
Zeus then transformed himself to a freezing cuckoo and appeared to her. Hera didn't know it
was Zeus and felt sorry for the bird so she picked it up and held it tightly to her chest trying to
warm it. Zeus then took that chance and turned back into himself, surprising Hera and raped
her. She married him after to hide her shame.
 Hera and Zeus had children together. They were Ares (the god of war), Hebe (the goddess of youth), Eris
(the goddess of discord), Eileithyia (goddess of childbirth) andHephaestus (the god of Fire)
 Hera was also a very jealous wife because Zeus always ran around cheating on her.
 He had lots of mistresses and Hera always got her revenge on them or their children. One very
popular story of Hera's revenge is the story of Hercules. Zeus was very attracted to a mortal
woman named Alcmene. He went down to earth, transformed himself into Alcmene's husband
and seduced her. They had a child named Hercules and he was half human, half god. When
Hercules was still a baby, Hera sent two serpents to his crib to strangle him. Since Hercules was
half god he took the two serpents and strangled them instead. After, when Hercules got older,
he married and had three sons. Hera sent down madness on him, making him kill his own
family.
 Hera also punished Zeus.
 She was tired of his infidelity and rebelled against him with the help of some other gods. She
drugged his drink causing him to fall into a deep sleep. The other gods seized this opportunity
and tied him up with a hundred knots in rawhide thongs. When Zeus woke up, he found
himself tied down to the couch and yelled for help. His cousin Briareus was nearby so he came
and helped Zeus untie all those knots. When Zeus got free he got so mad he took Hera, flung
her to sky and tied her up with golden chains. She cried and cried for days until Zeus couldn't
take it anymore and freed her. They had to promise each other saying that Zeus would stay
faithful to Hera and Hera never rebel again. They still watch each other after that.