Hera (/ˈhÉ›rÉ™,ˈhɪərÉ™/; Greek: á¼­Ï á¾±, HÄ"rÄ ; á¼­Ï Î·, HÄ"rÄ"
in Ionic and Homeric Greek) is the goddess of women, marriage, family
and childbirth in ancient Greek religion and mythology, one of the
Twelve Olympians and the sister and wife of Zeus. She is the daughter
of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. Hera rules over Mount Olympus as queen
of the gods. A matronly figure, Hera served as both the patroness and
protectress of married women, presiding over weddings and blessing
marital unions. One of Hera's defining characteristics is her jealous
and vengeful nature against Zeus' numerous lovers and illegitimate
offspring, as well as the mortals who cross her.Hera
(/ˈhÉ›rÉ™,ˈhɪərÉ™/; Greek: á¼­Ï á¾±, HÄ"rÄ ; á¼­Ï Î·, HÄ"rÄ" in
Ionic and Homeric Greek) is the goddess of women, marriage, family and
childbirth in ancient Greek religion and mythology, one of the Twelve
Olympians and the sister and wife of Zeus. She is the daughter of the
Titans Cronus and Rhea. Hera rules over Mount Olympus as queen of the
gods. A matronly figure, Hera served as both the patroness and
protectress of married women, presiding over weddings and blessing
marital unions. One of Hera's defining characteristics is her jealous
and vengeful nature against Zeus' numerous lovers and illegitimate
offspring, as well as the mortals who cross her.Hera is commonly seen
with the animals she considers sacred, including the cow, lion and the
peacock. Portrayed as majestic and solemn, often enthroned, and
crowned with the polos (a high cylindrical crown worn by several of
the Great Goddesses), Hera may hold a pomegranate in her hand, emblem
of fertile blood and death and a substitute for the narcotic capsule
of the opium poppy. Scholar of Greek mythology Walter Burkert writes
in Greek Religion, "Nevertheless, there are memories of an earlier
aniconic representation, as a pillar in Argos and as a plank in
Samos."Her Roman counterpart is Juno. Hera Top Movies & Young Movies