home Hera Hera, who was portrayed as majestic and solemn, was the goddess of women, love and marriage. Hera was orignaly swallowed by her father Cronos but with the scheming of Zeus and her mother Rheia, Cronos regurgitated her, therefore bringing her back to real life. Hera was one of the three sisters and wife to the mighty Zeus, to whom they had children, Ares the god of war, Hebe the goddess of youth, Eris the goddess of discord, and Eileithyia the goddess of childbirth. When Zeus gave birth to Athena without her involvement Hera became Jealous so she had a son, Hephaestus, without him. Hera and Zeus had there diffculties together as husband and wife. Hera had a bad temper and a sharp tongue, so one day when she pushed Zeus to far he hung her over heaven by her hands and huge stones attached to her feet. In attempt to assist his mother, Hephaistos was picked up by Zeus with one leg and thrown from heaven. Hera was also an enemy of Heracles. Hera was the stepmother of this hero, and despised him. Hera made many attemps to kill Heracles, one of them being putting two serpents in his cot when he was an infant. Heracles held a single snake in each hand and was found by his nurse playing with their limp bodies. Hera also assigned Heracles the 12 labors, making each labor harder than the previous. Some myths say that Hera eventually befriended Heracles.
The Campana Hera, a Roman copy of a Hellenistic original, from the Louvre
Relation to The Lightning Thief
Hera does not have a direct connection to the book The Lightning Thief. However she is Zeus's wife, and Zeus play as prominent character in the book Sources Information:
Riordan, Rick. The Lightning Thief. New York: Hyperion Books, 2006.
Rouse, WHD. Gods, Heroes, and Men of Ancient Greece. New York: New American Library, 2001.
Hera
Hera, who was portrayed as majestic and solemn, was the goddess of women, love and marriage. Hera was orignaly swallowed by her father Cronos but with the scheming of Zeus and her mother Rheia, Cronos regurgitated her, therefore bringing her back to real life. Hera was one of the three sisters and wife to the mighty Zeus, to whom they had children, Ares the god of war, Hebe the goddess of youth, Eris the goddess of discord, and Eileithyia the goddess of childbirth. When Zeus gave birth to Athena without her involvement Hera became Jealous so she had a son, Hephaestus, without him. Hera and Zeus had there diffculties together as husband and wife. Hera had a bad temper and a sharp tongue, so one day when she pushed Zeus to far he hung her over heaven by her hands and huge stones attached to her feet. In attempt to assist his mother, Hephaistos was picked up by Zeus with one leg and thrown from heaven. Hera was also an enemy of Heracles. Hera was the stepmother of this hero, and despised him. Hera made many attemps to kill Heracles, one of them being putting two serpents in his cot when he was an infant. Heracles held a single snake in each hand and was found by his nurse playing with their limp bodies. Hera also assigned Heracles the 12 labors, making each labor harder than the previous. Some myths say that Hera eventually befriended Heracles.
Relation to The Lightning Thief
Hera does not have a direct connection to the book The Lightning Thief. However she is Zeus's wife, and Zeus play as prominent character in the book
Sources
Information:
Riordan, Rick. The Lightning Thief. New York: Hyperion Books, 2006.
Rouse, WHD. Gods, Heroes, and Men of Ancient Greece. New York: New American Library, 2001.
No single Author. "Hera." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 15 Sept. 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hera>.
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Hera, wikipedia, september 15, 2010, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hera_Campana_Louvre_Ma2283.jpg