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Hera

Hera. By Matt Corby. Who?. In Greek Mythology, she is the Queen of Heaven She was the daughter of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, and both the sister and wife of the King of the Gods, Zeus The Greeks considered her a protector of marriage and childbirth. Birth.

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Hera

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  1. Hera By Matt Corby

  2. Who? • In Greek Mythology, she is the Queen of Heaven • She was the daughter of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, and both the sister and wife of the King of the Gods, Zeus • The Greeks considered her a protector of marriage and childbirth

  3. Birth • Hera was swallowed after birth by Cronus, one of her parents • Her siblings were also swallowed, but they were all saved by Zeus after he gave Cronus a potion that made him vomit them up

  4. Growing Up • Some stories say that Hera was raised by Oceanus and Tethys, both Titans • Others believe that she grew up under the care of Temenus, who ruled Arcadia in Greece

  5. Marriage • After defeating the Titans, Zeus and his brothers divided the universe among themselves without giving any to their sisters • Hera was naturally angered by this • Her anger continued throughout her relationship with Zeus • How Zeus and Hera became married is not certain, some say Zeus seduced Hera while disguised as a cuckoo, others say that Zeus found her on an island and carried her away to a cave • They often fought, sometime fierce enough to shake the halls of Olympus

  6. Hera bore 4 children as the wife of Zeus: Hephaestus, Ares, Ilithyia, and Hebe Hephaestus was the god of fire and crafts Ares was the god of war Ilithyia was the goddess of childbirth Hebe was the cupbearer of the gods Children

  7. Hera’s Anger • Zeus wandered the world seducing beautiful women, often while disguised as a mortal or an animal • This made Hera insane with rage and jealousy • Strangely enough, most of her anger was directed at Zeus’s lovers and their children instead of Zeus himself • One of Hera’s targets was Hercules, the son of Zeus and a mortal woman named Alcmena • She sent snakes to kill him and when that didn’t work she later drove him temporarily insane causing him to kill his own family

  8. Juno • The Romans identified Hera with the Goddess Juno • Juno was essentially the same as Hera and myths about her were pretty much identical, although Juno had greater authority than Hera • To the Romans, Juno symbolized marriage, home, and family

  9. Significance • Hera is significant because she represents marriage and how marriage is not to be betrayed and ignored • She also represents the anger and revenge we feel when we are hurt or offended

  10. Works cited • “Hera.” Myths and Legends of the World. Ed. John M. Wickersham. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2000. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 10 Sep. 2012 • Atsma, Aaron J. "HERA : Greek Goddess of Marriage, Queen of Heaven Roman Juno." HERA : Greek Goddess of Marriage, Queen of Heaven | Mythology, W/ Pictures | Roman Juno. Theoi Project, n.d. Web. 11 Sept. 2012.

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