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Hera (Juno)

In Greek mythology, Hera was an Olympian goddess. Her Roman equivalent was Juno. She was the goddess of women and marriage.

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What are Hera symbols and meaning?

Lions : A symbol shared by Rhea her mother, she also put the Nemean lion into the night sky as the constellation Leo after it was defeated by Herakles.

Cows (heifers): Zeus turned Hera's priestess Io into a white heifer and gave her to Hera, and Hera put the transformed girl under guard by the hundred eyed Argos Panoptes. Hermes killed Argos by playing music (being called Argeiphontes "Argos slayer" after) and freed Io, who Hera cursed with a gladfly (or the spirit of Argos Panoptes) and she after wandered, lost and pained by it, until she came to Egypt. Hera is also called Boopis (cow-eyed).

Cuckoos : Zeus seduced Hera in the shape of a cuckoo and the pair were wed in a secret ceremony.

Hawks: Sacred to Rhea and to Ares.

Crane: Gerana/Oinoe a Pygmean woman, and wife of their king, Nicodamas, by whom she became the mother of Mopsus she was highly esteemed and praised for her beauty among the Pygmies, she despised the gods, especially Artemis and Hera, who in revenge metamorphosed her into a crane. In this state she always fluttered about the place in which her son Mopsus dwelt, until she was killed by the Pygmies. This is said to have been the origin of the war between the Cranes and the Pygmies. Cranes were also sacred to Hephaestus.

Peacocks : Hera rewarded Argos the hundred eyed guard of Io who was slain by Hermes, for his service by placing his hundred eyes on the tail of her sacred bird, the peacock.

Crown: Hera was the only wife of Zeus to be Queen of the Heavens/Olympus.

Royal lotus-staff/water lily : A similar staff is the symbol of Zeus and Demeter, lotus were said to cover the banks of Akheron, the Underworld river of pain.

Pomegranate: the fruit which Persephone ate, as well as the name Side - the first wife of Orion, she was sent to Hades by Hera for pretending to be more beautiful than the goddess.

Willow: also called the chaste tree or withy (Vitex agnus castus), it was sacred also to Demeter, Artemis, and Hestia. Hera was born in Samos by the side of the river Imbrasos under the willow that grew in the Heraion (temple of Hera).

The planet Venus : in ancient times Phaesphoros was Venus, identified with two deities Eosphoros "dawn bringer" and Hesperos "evening", it was the "star" of the goddesses Aphrodite and Hera, and as such was sometimes numbered amongst the Theoi Gamelioi (gods of marriage).

What powers does leto greek goddess have?

She doesn't have "powers". Leto's only purpose in mythology is to serve as mother to Apollo and Artemis.

What is Hera's physical description?

Hera was a beautiful woman who was said to have the eyes of a cow.

Why is Glory of Hera ironic?

Heracles means "Glory of Hera" yet Hera destroys Heracles's life and livelihood.

What is Hera's Prophecy?

Gaia, seeking revenge because of Olympians' imprisonment of the Titans in Tartarus, called up the Giants to battle against the Olympians. Hera said, however, that the Giants could never be slained by any god, but only a lion-skinned mortal, under the condition that the herb of invulnerability be found. The mortal here refers to Heracles (Hercules).

What was the goddess Hera's claim to fame?

she was known for getting revenge on her husband's girlfriends. also, she invented the peacock's beautiful tail feathers because of a dead friend. they are known as eyes of hera

What is the name of Hera mom?

Rhea, Titan Queen, mother of the gods, and a goddess of female fertility, motherhood, and generation. She was also a goddess of comfort and ease (in time).

What did hera offer for the apple of love?

She offered Paris the known world of the Greeks which would include most of Europe and Asia minor.

What is Hera age?

Mythology does not give Hera - a Greek goddess - a age: for what is age in the face of immortality?

How many children did Zeus have with hera?

Hera definitely had three kids with Zeus: Ares (Mars) (war god), Hebe (Juventas) (goddess of youth), and Eileithyia (Lucina) (goddess of birth-pain). According to different myths Hera had Hephaestus (god of the forge) by herself, or with Zeus.

What are Hera's weapons?

Hera used love and compassion to make the meanest people sweet so they could marry

How powerful Hera is?

She is a god but not just a god the Queen of the gods she keeps the gods at peace with each other and her powers of marriage and child birth seem like they are not powerful but can be more powerful than they seem.

Where is the place of death of Hera?

Hera, being a Greek goddess, did not die.

When was Phir Hera Pheri created?

Phir Hera Pheri was created on 2006-06-09.