HERA was the Olympian queen of the gods and the goddess of women and marriage. She was also a goddess of the sky and starry heavens. She was usually depicted as a beautiful woman wearing a crown and holding a royal, lotus-tipped staff. Sometimes she held a royal lion or had a cuckoo or hawk as her familiar.
Some of the more famous myths featuring the goddess include:--
Her marriage to Zeus and her earlier seduction by the god in the guise of a cuckoo bird;
The birth of Hephaistos who she produced alone and cast from heaven because he was crippled;
Her persecution of the consorts of Zeus , especially Leto, Semele and Alkmene;
Her persecution of Herakles and Dionysos, the favourite bastard sons of Zeus;
The punishment of Ixion , who was chained to a fiery wheel for attempting to violate the goddess;
The assisting of the Argonauts in their quest for the golden fleece, their leader Jason being one of her favourites;
The judgement of Paris , in which she competed against Aphrodite and Athene for the prize of the golden apple;
The Trojan War , in which she assisted the Greeks.
This site contains a total of 6 pages describing the goddess, including general descriptions, mythology, and cult. The content of the various pages is outlined in the table below. The Hera pages are still under construction.
HERA was the Olympian queen of the gods and the goddess of women and marriage. She was also a goddess of the sky and starry heavens. She was usually depicted as a beautiful woman wearing a crown and holding a royal, lotus-tipped staff. Sometimes she held a royal lion or had a cuckoo or hawk as her familiar.Some of the more famous myths featuring the goddess include:--Her marriage to Zeus and her earlier seduction by the god in the guise of a cuckoo bird;The birth of Hephaistos who she produced alone and cast from heaven because he was crippled;Her persecution of the consorts of Zeus , especially Leto, Semele and Alkmene;Her persecution of Herakles and Dionysos, the favourite bastard sons of Zeus;The punishment of Ixion , who was chained to a fiery wheel for attempting to violate the goddess;The assisting of the Argonauts in their quest for the golden fleece, their leader Jason being one of her favourites;The judgement of Paris , in which she competed against Aphrodite and Athene for the prize of the golden apple;The Trojan War , in which she assisted the Greeks.This site contains a total of 6 pages describing the goddess, including general descriptions, mythology, and cult. The content of the various pages is outlined in the table below. The Hera pages are still under construction.
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