Fast Facts About the Olympians > Hera
Name: Greek - Hera; Roman - Juno
Family
Parents: Cronus and Rhea
Foster Parents: Oceanus and Thetys, among others
Siblings: Hestia, Demeter, Poseidon, Hades, and Zeus
Mates: Zeus
Children: Ares, Hephaestus, Eileithyia, Hebe
Role of Hestia
For Humans: Hera was goddess of marriage. In later myth, Hera is treated as the queen of heaven, the female counterpart of Zeus
For Gods: Queen
Canonical Olympian? Yes. Hera is one of the canonical Olympians.
References:
The 12 Olympian Gods
- Pictures of Hera
- Hera Profile
- Hera Glossary Entry
