Hera

Roman name: Juno

Epithets (Other Names): cow-eyed

Parentage: Cronus-Rhea

Origin: Aegean mother goddess

Concerns: marriage (hieros gamos), family

Attributes: matron, pill-box hat, life of women, peacock

Spouse: Zeus (Jupiter)

Lovers: None

Divine children: Hephaistos (parthenogenically), Hebe, Ares

Mortal children:

Major places of worship: Argos, Samos

Important Myths: Semele, Judgement of Paris

Hera: Images and Texts; see also Hera in www.theoi.com

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