1. Hera Greek Goddess of Love and Marriage
By: Sontarrae Adams

2. About Hera Hera is the goddess of marriage and child birth
Hera is also known as the queen of heaven to the ancient greeks.
Hera was also the queen of the immortals.
Hera was also the Queen of the Olympians.
Hera is the most powerful goddess of the Olympians

3. Hera Facts
She married Zeus to cover up the shame she had from him raping her
Hera takes special care of married women
Her favorite city is Argos
The cow and the peacock is Hera’s sacred animals
Hera and Zeus’s marriage symbolizes wholeness and individual

4. Hera’s Family <3 Hera is the sister and wife of Zeus
Hera is the daughter of earth (Reha)
Hera was also the daughter of time (Chronos)
Hera is the mother of Hephaistos, Hebe and Ares

5. Hera Powers
Hera represents the power of women to stand for what they know is right
Hera has superhuman strength
Hera also has mystical energy-wielding powers
Hera gained power by being born
Hera has the power to move thru air
Hera has the power to prophecy
Hera ha the power to change her shape

6. Hera’s symbols Cukoo A bird that is connected to spring.
Peacock The peacock and the “eyes” in feather symbolizes Hera’s watchfulness.
Pomegranates Which she shares with Persephone

7. Hera’s weapons
Hera didn’t use fighting weapons she used magic and manipulation ( which usually happened because of jealousy because of Zeus)

8. Hera and Heracles
The story behind Heracles and Hera

9. The Story of Hera
There has been beef between Hera and Heracles throughout his entire life.  Hera's jealous towards Heracles actually came about before he was born. Hera’s anger came about because Zeus and all of his affairs (Alcemene) and others. Hera’s husband Zeus not only has kids by her and Alcemene but he has numerous. Zeus has fathered numerous children and engaged in adultery often.  For some reason, Hera decided to focus all of her anger on Heracles alone.
While still inside his mother Hera still found away to attack Heracles. In the words of Heracles father Zeus "this day shall Eileiuthuia bring a man child in to the world who shall be lord over all that dwell about him who are of my blood and lineage."

10. The Story of Hera
Hera drives Heracles mad and he starts to kill his family. Heracles even killed Megara and 2 sons of Iphicles  (Apollodorus: ; Euripides : Heracles 922 ff.).
Hera also sent a gadfly to break up the people of Geryon's cattle.  Another one of her interference’s with Heracles was when she had a big storm sent his way while with Troy. Every time Hera messes with Heracles Zeus punishes her. Hera’s punishment’s be hanging her off the edge of Mount Olympus.

11. The Story of Hera
There are many reliable souls that show Heracles and the daughter Hera, Hebe, getting married. Some people believe that Hebe is just an empression of her mother Hera. Meaning Heracles is actually married Hera.  Some people keep exaggerating the story by saying that since Hera is a maternal figure to him at points in his life, he is marrying his mother.
After Heracles and Hebe married, Hera is pose to performe a adoption ceremoniy. There are many different myth’s that show Heracles suckling Hera’s milk when he was a baby, which consequently makes him immortal .

12. Works Cited
Skidmore, Joel. “Hera.” Mythweb.com. William Saturno April
Sosa, Sylvia. “Hera The First Greek Goddess.” Google.com. 9 April
“Heracles and Hera.” Google.com. 9 April