2.  Hera was queen of the gods.  She was strategic and sly.  She was born from Cronus and Rhea.  She angered her husband (Zeus) with her plots.  Hera was titled “Queen of Intriguers”.  She was always quarreling with her husband.  She was the goddess of marriage.

3.  Married to Zeus, who is also her brother.  Hera and Zeus have a hundred-handed cousin named Briareus.  Has a sister named Demeter, the earth goddess.  Poseidon, god of the sea, was her brother.  Hades, god of the Underworld, was also her brother.  She had three children with Zeus: Ares (god of war), Hephaestus (smith god), and Eris (goddess of discord).

4. This is one of the myths Hera is involved in:  Hera convinced the other gods and goddesses to join her in a scheme against Zeus.  They drugged his drink then tied him up while he slept. They took his thunderbolt, so he had no power.  When Zeus woke up, he realized he was trapped and tried to escape. His hundred-handed cousin, Briareus, untied all one hundred knots to free him.  Then, Zeus got up, grabbed his thunderbolt, and grabbed Hera.  He tied her up with golden chains and hung her in the sky.  Later, Zeus couldn’t sleep because Hera was sobbing.  She promised him not to plot against him again, so he freed her.

5.  Hera played a part in the Trojan War. (according to myths)  Her father ate his first five children.  She and Zeus’ wedding lasted for 300 years!!!  She had a monster with 100 eyes (named Argus).  Hera was said to have sent two serpents to kill Hercules when he was born.  Myths say that she created the Milky Way galaxy.