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Hera's Role In Ancient Greek Mythology

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Hera is known as the wife of Zeus and also one of the three daughters of the Titan Lord Kronos which is given in the Olympian pantheon of mythology derived from Ancient Greece religion. Her main function considered was in the form of the goddess of marriage, family, mother and women. She has her roman counterpart which can also be referred to as her Roman aspect as Juno or Juno Moneta which means “The warner”, she was called this due to her timely warnings when her people or generally to say, the people of Rome were in danger. The sacred animals of the queen of Heaven are the cow, the lion and the peacock. Hera is said to be one of the daughters of the Titans Rhea and Cronus. She is mainly portrayed as solemn and majestic, she was generally enthroned and crowned with the polos (a crown which was worn by several of the Great Goddesses), Hera is said to be sometimes holding a pomegranate in her hand which is known as the emblem of blood and death which are fertile in nature and it is also considered as the substitute for opium poppy which is a narcotic capsule. Hera was renowned for her arrogant, vengeful and jealous attitude which was mainly depicted on many of Lord Zeus's offspring and lovers and this nature didn’t even forsake some mortals who dared to cross her, one such example is Pelias. Paris is also said to have earned Hera's wrath as he choose Aphrodite as the most beautiful goddess in creation.

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