Definition of the glossary term Hera
Hera was the Greek goddess of marriage and motherhood. She was the ultimate maternal goddess, who (almost) always fiercely protected her children. She was the daughter of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, the sister and wife of Zeus, and the sister of Hades and Poseidon. She was mother to Ares, Hebe, Eileithyia, and Hephaestus.
Attributes: the polos (a high crown), a scepter with a cuckoo, the peacock, and the pomegranate
Her principal city was Argos.
Hera was notoroius for her jealousy over Zeus' many affairs, and often got her vengeance on the mistresses. She is also remembered for having been so repulsed by her disfigured infant son, Hephaestus, that she hurled him off Mt. Olympus.
Roman name: Juno
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