Names: |
Hera. Lat. Juno. |
Epithets: |
Boopis (Cow-eyed); Potnia (The Lady). |
Powers: |
Queen of Olympus. Wife/sister of Zeus. Protects marriage; authority;
childbirth. |
Attributes and symbols: |
Peacock; diadem. |
Gifts to mortals: |
Matronal dignity? |
Origin: |
Daughter of Cronus & Rhea. (Swallowed and vomited with the
siblings - the older Olympians.) |
Loves: |
Zeus (brother). |
Spouse: |
Zeus. |
Children: |
Ares, Hebe, Eileithyia (obstetrician); Hephaestus (parthenogenetically). |
Chosen people/ places: |
Island Samos; Argos (time counted by the priestesses of Hera). |
Pageant: |
Horae (Seasons); Iris - her messenger. |
Allies/ favorites: |
Argus Panoptes, 100-eyed guard. On occasions, plots with Aphrodite.
Favored Jason. |
Adversaries: |
Athena and Aphrodite (beauty contest); Zeus and all his lovers
with their children. |
Victims: |
Leto; Io; Semele (and all Zeus' loves); Heracles; Trojans and
Aeneas. |
Notes: |
Periodically restores her virginity by taking a special bath. |