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• Greek Name: Hera• Roman Name: Juno• Goddess of marriage and childbirth• Queen of the Olympians and Heaven

http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/religionmyth/ig/Greek-Mythology/Kylix-of-Hera-and-Prometheus.-_RH.htm

Family

• Daughter of CRONUS and RHEA • Part of a family of 6 children:• Sisters: DEMETER and HESTIA• Brothers: HADES, POSEIDON, and ZEUS

(Also Married to ZEUS)

http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/K4.8.html

Symbols

• Pomegranate: Symbol of maritallove and fertility, but also blood

and death.• Peacock: Symbol of immortality • Lily: Representing Feminism

http://www.antiques.com/classified/1088370/Antique-Exquisite-Gilt-Bronze-Sculpture-Hera-Signed-H--LevaSeur-

Hera and Hercules

• Zeus had an affair with a mortal women named Alcmene

• They had a child, Hercules (half god & half human)

• Hera was jealous and wanted revenge sent two serpents to Hercules’ crib to strangle him

• Hercules was half god so he strangled the serpents instead

• Hercules grew up and got married and had three sons, Hera sent a madness, which made him kill his own family.

http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/K7.1B.html

Hera and the Peacock

• Zeus fell in love with Io, a priestess of Hera

• Hera turned her into a cow and gave her to Argos, monster with 100 eyes, to guard her.

• Zeus tried to help Io and called for Hermes, his messenger, to kill Argos

• Hermes hypnotized the monster, who feel in a deep sleep and was destroyed by Hermes

• Hera knew all about this plan and had removed the eyes of Argos the day before, Hera transferred all of his eyes into the tail of a peacock in his honor.

http://paganpages.org/content/tag/hera/