Hera Definition

hîrə
noun
The sister and wife of Zeus, queen of the gods, and goddess of women and marriage: identified with the Roman Juno.
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pronoun

(Greek mythology) The queen of the gods, and goddess of marriage and birth; daughter of Cronus and Rhea, sister and wife of Zeus, mother of Hephaestus, Ares, and Hebe.

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Origin of Hera

  • From Latin Hēra from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hēra).

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Hera Sentence Examples

  • In Greek art Leto usually appears carrying her children in her arms, pursued by the dragon sent by the jealous Hera, which is slain by the infant Apollo; in vase paintings especially she is often represented with Apollo and Artemis.

  • After performing several feats of valour, he was appointed by Hera to watch the cow into which Io had been transformed.

  • It is doubtful whether this should be distinguished from the o-TE¢avos, a crown of the same breadth and design all round, as on the coins of Argos with the head of Hera, who is expressly said by Pausanias to wear a stephanos.

  • An amphictyonic league, meeting in common rites at the temple of Hera on the Lacinian promontory, fostered a feeling of unity among them.

  • The immortal part of Hercules passes to Olympus, where he is reconciled to Hera and weds her daughter Hebe.

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