Hera In Greek God

Greek Goddess, Hera was the eldest daughter of Kronos (the youngest titan) and Rhea. Hera was an ancient Goddess, she existed longer before the new Gods, including Zeus. Hera was the protector of marriage and childbirth but was mostly famous for her jealousy and vengeful nature. She was worshipped as the Heavens, and protector of women and marriage. Because of her relationship with females, she was called on during childbirth. She was Queen of Olympus due to her marriage to Zeus. Together they had Arese, Hebe, Hephaestus, and Eileithyia.Heras siblings included Poseidon, Hades, Demeter, and Hestia. A prophecy was told that Kronos would be overthrown by his son, so he swallowed his children as they were born. Zeus was saved and hidden by his

mother, which later he would free his brothers and sisters by poisoning his father with the help of Metis. Thus, leading to Zeus and his brothers to overthrow Kronos and leaving them to rule. Hera would eventually marry her brother in order to cover her shame of being taken forcibly. This and many of Zeus’s affairs would explain Heras vengeful and jealousy behavior. The Queen of Gods and Goddesses, turned Io, who was the daughter of Inachus and the Oceanid Melia, into a cow to prevent Zeus’s affair. In another version, Zeus turns Io into a white cow to convince Hera that he wasn’t attracted to Io, or to privately meet her. However, Hera found out about them. She took charge of the cow and put the one hundred eyed Argos to guard Io. Zeus later made Hermes put Argos to sleep then kill him. This myth is the reasonwhy the cow and peacock are the animals that symbolize Hera.
Even though Hera grew to love Zeus, she held a grudge against him for taking advantage of her and sought revenge.

Zeus was harsh on other fellow Olympians. When they were getting tired of him Hera talked them into mutiny. Hera drugged Zeus’s drink, when he fell asleep, she called the other Gods to tie him down with one hundred knots and took away his thunderbolt. Briareus overheard the Gods conversation and untied Zeus. Terrified by his release, the Gods were begging for Zeus’s forgiveness. Zeus grabbed Hera and tied her wrist with golden chains, a substantial anvil to her feet and hung her from the Heavens. The next day, Zeus pitied Hera and agreed to let her go if she were to swear to never again, plot and rebel against him. She held to that promise, however, it left her to take it out on his mistresses and offspring’s. The Queen of Olympus, Hera, eldest daughter of Kronos and Rhea, Goddess of marriage and childbirth. Some symbols of Hera were scepter, the diadem, and the pomegranate, which symbolizes fertility, her flower was the lily and her secret animals were the peacock and the cow. Her power prior to being Queen of the Olympians would include seasons, weather, and other aspects of existence. She had similar super powers to other Olympian gods, such as super strength, immortality, and resistance to injury. She also had the ability to bless and curse marriages. Some would say her choice of weapon would be

cleverness.