6/23/2023 0 Comments Hera alexandros![]() Similarly, when Paris chose Aphrodite as the most beautiful goddess, Hera played an instrumental role in the victory of the Greeks in the Trojan War. When Antigone boasted that her hair was more beautiful than Hera’s, she turned it into serpents. She was also very quick to get angry if she felt that her beauty was being threatened. Hera took great pride in her beauty and she tried to emphasize it by wearing a high crown that made her look even more beautiful. Hera was considered to be one of the most beautiful immortal beings Therefore, Hera was often depicted as a nagging, jealous and possessive wife, and due to her immense hatred for infidelity in marriages, she was often seen as a deity that punished adulterers. Hera was often portrayed as a jealous wifeĪlthough Hera remained faithful to Zeus, he went on to have several extramarital affairs with other goddesses and mortal women. Hera was then ashamed of being exploited and so in the end she agreed to marry him. Hera felt sorry for the little bird, and when she took it into her arms to warm it, Zeus transformed back into himself and raped her. He then flew outside her window and pretended to be in distress due to the cold. ![]() Since Hera at first refused Zeus’ advances, he transformed himself into a cuckoo, knowing very well that Hera had a great love for animals. Hera was tricked by Zeus into marrying him This led to Cronus disgorging Zeus’ siblings: his sisters Hestia, Demeter, and Hera and his brothers Hades and Poseidon. Zeus grew up, he disguised himself as an Olympian cup-bearer, poisoned his father’s wine with a potion, and tricked him into drinking it. However, Cronus’ wife, Rhea, managed to hide Zeus, her sixth child, and save him from him. Hera was reborn out of her father, CronusĪfter Hera was born, she was immediately swallowed by her father, the Titan Cronus, since he had received an oracle that one of his children was going to overthrow him. Built in Samos around 800 BC, it was eventually replaced by the Heraion of Samos which is one of the largest Greek temples ever built in antiquity. ![]() The wife of Zeus is also very likely to be the first deity that the Greeks dedicated an enclosed roofed temple sanctuary to. The first enclosed roofed temple was dedicated to Hera This makes clear the status that Hera had as the goddess of marriage and marital union. The word Hera is often connected with the Greek word hora, meaning season, and it is often interpreted as “ripe for marriage”. 14 Fun Facts about Greek Goddess Hera Hera’s name is connected to the word hora This article presents some of the most interesting facts about the Queen of Mount Olympus. She was the goddess of women, marriage, childbirth, and family, and she was widely seen as a matronly figure who presided over weddings and other important social ceremonies. Hera was one of the 12 Olympian gods, the sister, and wife of Zeus, and thus the Queen of the gods.
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