HERA was the Olympian queen of the gods, and the goddess of marriage, women, the sky and

the
stars of heaven. She was usually depicted as a beautiful woman wearing a crown and holding a
royal, lotus-tipped sceptre, and sometimes accompanied by a lion, cuckoo or hawk.

MYTHS
Some of the more famous myths featuring the goddess include:--
Her marriage to Zeus who seduced her in the guise of a cuckoo bird. <<More>>
The birth of Hephaistos (Hephaestus) who she produced alone without a father and cast from
heaven because he was born crippled. <<More>>
Her persecution of the consorts of Zeus including Leto, Semele and Alkmene (Alcmena). <<More>>
Her persecution of Herakles (Heracles) and Dionysos, the favourite bastard sons of Zeus. <<More>>
The punishment of Ixion, who was chained to a fiery wheel for attempting to violate the goddess.
<<More>>
The assisting of the Argonauts in their quest for the golden fleece, their leader Iason (Jason) being
one of her favourites. <<More>>
The judgement of Paris, in which she competed against Aphrodite and Athene for the prize of the
golden apple. <<More>>
The Trojan War in which she assisted the Greeks. <<More>>
Many other myths are detailed over the following pages.

HERA PAGES ON THEOI.COM

This site contains a total of 6 pages describing the goddess, including general descriptions,
mythology, and cult. The content is outlined in the Index of Hera Pages (left column or below).

FAMILY OF HERA

PARENTS
[1.1] KRONOS & RHEA (Homer Iliad 15.187, Hesiod Theogony 453, Apollodorus 1.4, Diodorus Siculus
5.68.1, et al)

OFFSPRING
[1.1] HEBE, ARES, EILEITHYIA (by Zeus) (Hesiod Theogony 921, Apollodorus 1.13, Hyginus Preface)
[1.2] ARES (by Zeus) (Homer Iliad 5.699, Aeschylus Frag 282, Pausanias 2.14.3)
[1.3] ARES (no father) (Ovid Fasti 5.229)
[1.4] HEBE (by Zeus) (Homer Odyssey 11.601, Pindar Isthmian Ode 4, Pausanias 2.13.3, Aelian On
Animals 17.46)
[1.5] EILEITHYIA (Homer Iliad 11.270, Pindar Nemean Ode 7, Pausanias 1.18.5, Diodorus Siculus 4.9.4,
Aelian On Animals 7.15, Nonnus Dionysiaca 48.794)
[2.1] HEPHAISTOS (without father) (Hesiod Theogony 927, Homeric Hymn 3.310, Apollodorus 1.19,
Pausanias 1.20.3, Hyginus Pref)
[2.2] HEPHAISTOS (by Zeus) (Apollodorus 1.19, Cicero De Natura Deorum 3.22)
[3.1] TYPHAON (without father) (Homeric Hymn 3.300)
[4.1] THE KHARITES (Colluthus 88 & 174)