Hera was a powerful goddess in Greek Mythology. Greek Mythology was a set of stories about gods, goddesses, and heroes having romantic or heroic adventures. It was important to the Greeks because mythology shaped their way of living. It also helped them make stories to interpret things happening around them like nature. Hera, queen of gods and goddesses, was a well known figure in Greek Mythology because of her jealousy toward her husband and brother, Zeus who had many affairs with mortal women. Hera, also known as Juno in Roman Mythology, was the goddess of marriage and women. She had many symbols but the most common ones that referred to her were the apple, cow, pomegranate, cuckoo, and peacock. She represented love and fertility in marriage.