Among the more famous victims of Hera's jealousy is Hercules (aka "Heracles," whose name means the glory of Hera). Hera persecuted the famous hero from before the time he could walk for the simple reason that Zeus was his father, but another woman -- Alcmene -- was his mother. Despite the fact that Hera was not Hercules' mother, and despite her hostile actions -- such as sending snakes to kill him when he was a newborn baby, she served as his nurse when he was an infant.