Definition of hera Hera

/hɪˈɹʌ/ - [hiru] - He•ra

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Noun
hera - queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno
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Hera is a goddess of love and marriage in Greek mythology, and is one of the Twelve Olympians. She also the wife and sister of Zeus. She is the queen of the gods. She has two so called weapons that are prophecy and trickery. Her powers are commanding the winds and watching over women and motherhood. Hera had favorite mortals she helped behind Zeus' back. He disapproved of such favoritism.

Dionysus.

Dionysus was a son of Zeus by a human woman. Hera tried to kill him when he was a baby with the Titans. The Titans were going to make Dionysis come to him by showing him toys, and then eat him. Zeus scared the Titans away with his thunderbolts, but the Titans had already eaten everything but Dionysus's heart. Zeus used the heart to make Dionysus again. He did this by putting the heart in the womb of Semele. Dionysis was then born for a second time

Echo.

Echo was a nymph in Greek mythology. She once had the job of distracting Hera from Zeus having relationships with other women. She did this by leading Hera away and flattering her. When Hera found out she was very angry with Echo. She put a curse on her that meant that she could only speak the words of other people after she had heard them. It is due to this story that we get the meaning behind the word "echo".

Io.

Io was a mistress of Zeus. Hera almost caught Io and Zeus together, but Zeus hid Io by turning her into a white heifer. Hera was not fooled and said that Zeus had to give her the heifer as a present. Once Io belonged to H