Hera

= ﻿ **Hera; Queen of Heaven and Earth** =

= = The Facts! *Hera means Lady* Hera was born in the isle of Samos on the banks of the river Imbrasos near a water willow which still existed in the days of Pausanheais. She was married to Zeus, the king of the Olympian gods who was also her brother. She ruled over the heavens and earth. She was responsible for everything that existed. Hera is the goddess of love, childbirth and marriage. She gave birth to Hephaestus, then rejected him because he was born with a deformity.

 __Appearance__:  Eyes:Blue  Hair: Blonde Wore a high cylindrical crown

Was considered the most beautiful woman

__Symbols:__ Cow and Peacock

__Myths__: - Hera created a peacock from the eyes of Argus, who had one hundred eyes. - Antigone once said that her hair was more beautiful than Hera's and she turned Antigone's hair into serpents. - She restored her virginity every year by bathing in Kanathos, which was a sacred spring.

__Her Marriage to Zeus__: Zeus turned himself into a cuckoo bird that appeared cold and soaked. Hera saw the bird and took it to her chest to warm it. Then Zeus turned back to his normal appearance and raped her. Hera was shamed into marrying him because of this. Zeus was known to have many affairs during their marriage.

<span style="color: #b305b3; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">__Strengths__:Her nurturing instincts, she was a loyal wife <span style="color: #b305b3; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">__Weaknesses__: Difficult temper, hatred and jealousy toward those she thought were more beautiful than her

<span style="color: #b305b3; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">__C____hildren__: Hebe, Hephaestus, Ares and Eileithya