Hera
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Hera By :Mackinsey Manning
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Hera. By :Mackinsey Manning. Hera. Queen of the gods Married to King of the gods goddess of the sky women and marriage. Hera’s Life. Born of Cronos and Rhea Swallowed by father at birth Married brother, Zeus most jealous and quarrelsome goddess Punished Zeus’s mistresses/children. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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HeraBy :Mackinsey Manning
HeraQueen of the gods
Married to King of the gods
goddess of the sky women and marriage
Hera’s LifeBorn of Cronos and RheaSwallowed by father at birthMarried brother, Zeusmost jealous and quarrelsome goddessPunished Zeus’s mistresses/children
Hera’s Life
Punished Zeus- bound up in rawhide thongsPromised to never do it againHad 3 children with Zeus
Ares- god of warHephaestus- smith-godEris- goddess of discordAll were in Pantheon
Hera’s WrathIo, lover of Zeus,- drove out to EgyptAiakos, a son of Zeus, poisoned island’s water- cleared countryTurned queen Gerana into a crane- claiming more beautyHercules, son of Zeus, serpents were sent as a kid, never got killed Hera drove Zeus’ son Herakles mad, compelling him to murder his own childrenSemele had an affair with Zeus and Hera told her something =consumed by Zeus’s fiery lightning
Hera’s RelationshipsCronos & Rhea
Hera-goddess of women
Zeus- god of sky Poseido
n- god of sea
Demete- goddess of agriculture
Hades- god of underworld
=Ares- god of war, Hepaestus- smith-god,Eris- god of discord
Who?
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Interesting FactHera’s favorite city was Argos& Hera and Zeus went on a 300 year honeymoon
Works CitedOlymNav. Digital image. MythWeb. Web. 14 Apr. 2012.
<http://www.mythweb.com/gods/media/OlymNav.jpg>.
Hera: sculpture from the Heraeum at Olympia. Photograph. Encyclopedia Britannica. Web. 15 Apr. 2012. <http://school.eb.com/eb/art-5899>. Gallery of the Gods : Hera. Youtube. 14 Aug. 2007. Web. 14 Apr. 2012. <http://youtu.be/A5uQ4jWH5cs>.
