1. Hera By Matt Corby

2. Who?  In Greek Mythology, she is the Queen of Heaven  She was the daughter of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, and both the sister and wife of the King of the Gods, Zeus  The Greeks considered her a protector of marriage and childbirth

3. Birth  Hera was swallowed after birth by Cronus, one of her parents  Her siblings were also swallowed, but they were all saved by Zeus after he gave Cronus a potion that made him vomit them up

4. Growing Up  Some stories say that Hera was raised by Oceanus and Tethys, both Titans  Others believe that she grew up under the care of Temenus, who ruled Arcadia in Greece

5. Marriage  After defeating the Titans, Zeus and his brothers divided the universe among themselves without giving any to their sisters  Hera was naturally angered by this  Her anger continued throughout her relationship with Zeus  How Zeus and Hera became married is not certain, some say Zeus seduced Hera while disguised as a cuckoo, others say that Zeus found her on an island and carried her away to a cave  They often fought, sometime fierce enough to shake the halls of Olympus

6. Children  Hera bore 4 children as the wife of Zeus: Hephaestus, Ares, Ilithyia, and Hebe  Hephaestus was the god of fire and crafts  Ares was the god of war  Ilithyia was the goddess of childbirth  Hebe was the cupbearer of the gods

7. Hera’s Anger  Zeus wandered the world seducing beautiful women, often while disguised as a mortal or an animal  This made Hera insane with rage and jealousy  Strangely enough, most of her anger was directed at Zeus’s lovers and their children instead of Zeus himself  One of Hera’s targets was Hercules, the son of Zeus and a mortal woman named Alcmena  She sent snakes to kill him and when that didn’t work she later drove him temporarily insane causing him to kill his own family

8. Juno  The Romans identified Hera with the Goddess Juno  Juno was essentially the same as Hera and myths about her were pretty much identical, although Juno had greater authority than Hera  To the Romans, Juno symbolized marriage, home, and family

9. Significance  Hera is significant because she represents marriage and how marriage is not to be betrayed and ignored  She also represents the anger and revenge we feel when we are hurt or offended

10. Works cited  “Hera.” Myths and Legends of the World. Ed. John M. Wickersham. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2000. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 10 Sep. 2012  Atsma, Aaron J. "HERA : Greek Goddess of Marriage, Queen of Heaven Roman Juno." HERA : Greek Goddess of Marriage, Queen of Heaven | Mythology, W/ Pictures | Roman Juno. Theoi Project, n.d. Web. 11 Sept. 2012.