HERA

BACKGROUND

• Hera's husband is Zeus which makes her the Olympian queen
• She is goddess over marriage and women
• She is also goddess over the sky and the heavens
• Hera is patron goddess in Argos of Greece
• Her sacred animal is the peacock

MORE BACKGROUND!

• Hera is known for her jealousy and being very cold
• She was treated with the same respect for her husband
• In many myths she is known for trying and sometimes succeeding
• in killing the children that Zeus has with mortal women

MAJOR STORY

• One example of hera's cruel ness was that of Hephaestus
• Hera tried to create him on her own trying to prove a
• Point to Zeus
• Because she did this out of anger Hephaestus was born deformed
• Though he was deformed he was very crafty

MAJOR STORY CONTINUED

• Because Hephaestus was deformed
• Hera threw him off of Mt Olympus
• Zeus did take pity on him
• And he had Hephaestus married to Aphrodite
• (He did this as punishment for Aphrodite)

QUOTE

• "how dare you cross me thus?
• For all your bow
• you will find it hard to hold your own against me
• -Iliad
• This quote shows the fiery temper of Hera as she yells at Apollo

HERA'S SYMBOLS

• Peacock
• Cockatoo
• Calf