Ἥρα Hḗra” (Hera)By: Brittany Tolbert

Hera

Queen of the GodsGoddess of Marriage, Women and Birth

Wife of Zeus Sister of Poseidon, Hades, Demeter,

Hestia, Zeus, Chiron

About Hera

She was The queen of heaven in Greek mythology, Hera was the sister and wife of Zeus, the king of the gods. The Greeks worshiped her as a mother goddess and considered her a protector of marriage, childbirth and a patron of women. Many of the myths and legends about Hera concern her terrible jealousy of and revenge against Zeus's numerous lovers and children. Hera's counterpart in Roman mythology was the goddess Juno.

About Hera

her symbol is a peacock

Hera is a title given to her by the Greeks; it means "Lady

Hera had cow-eyed and may have been the first scarecrow. For that they called her the “Earth Mother”

Hera hated Heracles because he was the son of her husband Zeus, She became jealous and when Heracles was still an infant she sent snakes to attack him while he was sleeping.

Sources that helped me

http://www.mythweb.com/gods/hera http://www.greekmythology.com/Olymp

ians/Hera/hera http://www.arthistory.sbc.edu/imagesw

omen/papers/sosahera/hera