Hera was the queen of the gods and goddesses, she was also Zeus's wife and sister. She ruled over the heavens and the earth, she was responsible for every aspect of existence, including the seasons and the weather. Hera's uncommon beauty is what attracted the attention of her husband, the lusty Zeus. Once married, Zeus and Hera had the longest honeymoon on record, lasting over 300 years. Unfortunately, the goddesses life was not to remain so enviable, because once the honeymoon was over, Zeus reverted to his earlier lifestyle, convulsively seducing or raping whichever of the Greek goddesses or mortal women caught his wandering eye. In Greek mythology, Hera, although wounded, remained loyal and steadfast in her loyalty to Zeus. The goddess Hera
Zeus was known for a number of things, but his love affairs was one of the numerous things he was famous for. Zeus was the king of all the gods, he was known for the god of the skies, weather, fate and laws. Out of all of his lovers he had over the years, his first was known as Aphrodite. She was the goddess of beauty and was followed by Zeus when she first emerged from the great sea, but she managed to escape him. It did not take much time for Zeus’ wife Hera to realize that their marriage was falling into the deep end. Zeus had a deep lust which then made Hera’s jealousy fester. (Summary 1).
Hera Juno is a jealous and angry goddess while dealing with Zeus and his many mistresses. Even though Zeus and Hera are both married, Zeus falls in love with many other women. Her jealousy guides her to "punishing the many women Zeus falls in love [with]... [no matter] how innocent [the women are]" (Hamilton, Mythology,27). Hera's jealousy guides her to disempower women because of her husband , who is culpable, lies with them. Hera does not attempt to fix her marriage at all. Her anger gets the best of her even if the women "yielded only because he coerced or tricked them" (Hamilton,27). She does not care if Zeus,himself, tricks the women; She only sees it as their fault. Hera simply lets Zeus get away with whatever he wants.
Zeus married his own sister Hera, the goddess of marriage and monogamy. He had his throne on the highest top of Mount Olympus and was respected by all Gods and mortals. All the kings boasted that they descended from Zeus. It is said that Zeus was responsible of the weather and shaped it according to his temper. When in high spirits, Zeus would have blessed the world with fine weather; however, in case of bad mood, he would have thrown the rain, winds, lighting, and thunder to cause disaster to the mortal.
Despite Zeus being viewed as a hero, his actions eventually strip the title away from him. His morals are not consistent with a hero’s mindset, nonetheless a leader. Lust is one of Zeus’ major downfalls because it gets him into trouble and allows for him to make faulty judgements. Throughout time, the sky god repeatedly cheats on his wife and although Hera is aware of her husband’s constant flings, he still attempts to cover it up. Not only does he lie to his beloved wife, he will also stop at nothing to fulfill his desires. For example, in the story of Callisto, Zeus is well-aware that the young maiden was a follower of Artemis and vowed to remain a virgin. Without hesitation, he tricks the girl and rapes her. This girl becomes pregnant and
After many attempts by Zeus to court her and her many denials, he finally turned to deception. By turning into a wounded Cuckoo and laying in front of Hera, she then felt sorry for the poor creature and held it to her chest to warm and comfort it. Unbeknown to her it was Zeus in disguise and thus turning back to his normal form, took advantage of her and raped her. Due to her grief and embarrassment with no other choice, she then finally married Zeus in an attempt to cover up her travesty. Now with what Zeus has done to her, she becomes jealous and enraged when learning about his disloyalty due to the fact that he has wronged her and continues to go behind her
Zeus was not known for being a very loyal partner seeing as though he had many wives. Reasonably, Hera was extremely jealous of his infidelity with mortals, yet she was still able to control her anger. But eventually Zeus drove her over the edge.
Juno was known as the Roman goddess of marriage and childbirth. Hera, the wife of Zeus, was also worshipped for the same things, but she is the Greek version. Juno presides over every aspect of a woman’s life. She looks after and protects the women of Rome (Juno, 1). “She gives us the energy to fight for the elements we want and deserve in a relationship in order to preserve and enrich the home environment (Juno: The Queen of Heaven, 2).”
Although Zeus was Hera’s brother, as they grew up eventually they got married. It might seem weird to you but don’t call it weird because it
Hera- Was the supreme goddess, patron of marriage and childbirth, having a special interest in protecting married women.
Hera would have been an excellent alternative guardian for Odysseus. Athena was Odysseus' protector during his time of suffering, but if Athena was not there, Hera could have easily stepped into her place. Hera's characteristics, point of view, family situations, and qualities would have made her an ideal replacement for Athena.
Hercules or Heracles (glorious gift of Hera) in Greek mythology was born because the great god Zeus lusted for a beautiful mortal woman, Alcmene . He was the last mortal son of Zeus and become a god upon his death. However, Alcmene was a faithful wife of Amphitryon . Zeus comes into a decision that he needs to disguises himself as her husband in order to have her. The outrageous was accompanied by the fact that Zeus himself was already married to one of his sister, Hera, the Queen of the Heaven.
Hera or her Roman name Juno, the Greek goddess of childbirth and marriage, was the wife and sister of Zeus. She was the Queen of Olympian Deities and the daughter of Cronus and Rhea. At the time of birth, Cronus swallowed the children including Hera. Rhea tricked Cronus into eating a rock instead of Zeus who was the last child. Zeus eventually got away and overthrew Cronus. He restored into wrath in order to win Hera over, and transformed himself into a sad-looking cuckoo, soaked from a thunderstorm (Pontikis). She fell for the bird and they eventually got married and had children. However, Zeus had many affairs, even after his marriage, cheating on Hera with several mortals ( Pontikis). Hera had a tough marriage but lived out her life with
A long time ago, in ancient time, there was a Goddess that went by the name of Alithea. Alithea was the goddess of the sea. She had the power to control water with her magical trident. The thing she loved most about being the goddess of the sea was that she got to protect all of the animals that lived within, especially from Cetus. Cetus was a rather large sea monster, that killed almost anything in its path. Not only did Cetus kill the animals, but a few years back, it killed Alithea’s younger brother, Adonis. After the incident, if Alithea even heard the name Cetus, she would fill with rage and anger. Ever since the day that Alithea’s brother died, she said if she ever got the chance, she would kill Cetus, to end all the madness once and
The role of mother-goddess is not as important as father-god. Zeus one of the father-gods is the one in charge of all the immortals. His job is basically to punish all the immortals who do wrong and solve the problems that gods/goddesses have among each other. As mother-god Hera does not have those duties. An example, is the myth about Eris and the golden apple.
Hera, the Greek goddess of childbirth and marriage, was the wife and sister of Zeus. She was the Queen of Olympian Deities. People knew her as the most beautiful and powerful goddess, but she had a bad side to her.