What is Hera the goddess of?
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marriage and family
As protector of marriage, Hera watches over women, family and the sacred bond of wedlock.
💡 Did you know? Brides made offerings to her before their weddings to ask for a happy marriage.
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What is Hera's rank among the gods?
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queen of Olympus
As wife of Zeus, Hera is the highest goddess and ruler of Olympus.
💡 Did you know? Zeus wooed her, legend says, by turning into a shivering cuckoo that she warmed.
What is Hera notorious for in myth?
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her jealousy
Again and again Hera takes revenge on Zeus's lovers and their children: usually the innocent suffer.
💡 Did you know? Zeus turned the nymph Io into a cow to hide her from Hera: but Hera saw through the trick.
Which hero did the wife of Zeus pursue all his life?
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Heracles
Heracles was a son of Zeus by a mortal woman; Hera hated him and sent him trials and madness.
💡 Did you know? His name means „glory of Hera“: the very goddess who tormented him most.
Which animal is sacred to Hera?
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the peacock
The peacock, with the „eyes“ in its feathers, is Hera's sacred animal and draws her chariot.
💡 Did you know? The eyes in the peacock's tail are said to be the hundred eyes of her faithful watchman Argos.
Which children does Hera have with Zeus?
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including Ares and Hephaestus
Hera's children include the war god Ares, the smith Hephaestus and the youth goddess Hebe.
💡 Did you know? Hera is said to have thrown the misshapen Hephaestus from Olympus herself, out of shame.
Why did Hera lose the beauty contest for the golden apple?
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Paris chose Aphrodite
Hera, Athena and Aphrodite quarrelled over the title of the fairest; Paris decided against Hera.
💡 Did you know? Out of wounded pride, Hera henceforth sided against the Trojans in the Trojan War.
Where stood famous sanctuaries of Hera?
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on Samos and at Argos
The Heraion on Samos and the temple of Hera at Argos were among the largest temples in Greece.
💡 Did you know? At the Heraia games in Olympia, women competed in footraces: unlike at the men's Olympics.
What is Hera called by the Romans?
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Juno
For the Romans, Hera corresponds to Juno, protector of the state and of women.
💡 Did you know? The month of June is named after Juno: still a popular month for weddings.
Which animal besides the peacock is linked to Hera?
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the cow
Homer reverently calls her “the cow-eyed one”.
💡 Did you know? Her priestess Io was herself turned into a cow.
Which hundred-eyed watchman did Hera set on Io?
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Argus
Hermes lulled him to sleep and slew him.
💡 Did you know? Hera set his eyes on the peacock's feathers.
According to legend, what formed when Hera pushed the infant Heracles from her breast?
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the Milky Way
When she pushed the infant Heracles from her breast.
💡 Did you know? “Galaxy” comes from gala: Greek for milk.
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