Hera Facts About The Queen Goddess Of Olympus

1. Hera means “queen”
She is a chief goddess in Olympus, sitting on the throne next to her husband Zeus. This is fitting because the name Hera means “queen.” Other interpretations include “someone who is mature for marriage” as she is the goddess of marriage, “protectress” because she protects women from their unfaithful husbands, and “beloved” as she is the god of thunder’s wife.

2. The goddess had several epithets under her name.
To be Queen of Olympus is one thing, but to have several epithets is another. Hera earned a lot of epithets under her name for centuries. Some of her Greek epithets are Alexandros (defender of men), Hyperkheiria (Whose Hand is Above), and Teleia (the Accomplisher). Meanwhile, some of her English epithets include Bride of the Thunderer, Glorious Goddess, Golden-Throned, and Mistress of Animals.

3. Hera and her siblings were once devoured by their father.
After overthrowing and succeeding his father Uranus, his mother Gaia warned Cronus that one of his sons will soon overthrow him. To make sure that the prophecy won’t come to fruition, he swallowed each of his children as soon as they were born.

To prevent this from happening again, his wife Rhea secretly gave birth to Zeus. She fooled the Titan by wrapping a big stone in swaddling clothes before handing it to him. The god of thunder killed Cronus and freed his siblings from their father. Hera, Hades, Hestia, Demeter, and Poseidon came out of their father’s stomach as fully-dressed adults.

4. Zeus tricked her into marriage.
Seemingly unbelievable, Zeus tricked the goddess of marriage into one. The thunderer fell head over heels with the goddess, but she refused all of his proposals. Zeus had enough of it, and so transformed himself into a cuckoo bird. Hera noticed the freezing, so she cradled it in her bosom out of pity.

As soon as the goddess arrived home, Zeus revealed himself and made love to her. Some say the goddess fell in love immediately afterward, while some agreed that she married him “to cover her shame.”

5. The godly couple hated their eldest son.
It was no secret that the Olympian gods hated Ares. Some believed that the unstable relationship of his parents, Zeus and Hera, produced the god of war’s violent and bloodthirsty nature. In The Illiad, his father even declared his hatred for his eldest son, “To me, you are the most hateful of all the gods who hold Olympus. Forever quarreling is dear to your heart, wars, and battles.”

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