| Hera was a Greek deity of a different
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| | even the stories of Zeus; as she was said
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| sort, one that displayed the tendency of
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| | to be his older sister. Her name is not
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| the ancient Greeks to have a religious
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| | traceable to any Greek roots, rather, it
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| figure for everything they deemed
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| | is hypothesized that her presence in the
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| significant.
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| | area dates back to unidentified pre-Greek
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| Hera - Greek Deity
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| | people, collectively called the
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| While many of the most important deities
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| | Pelasgians. While some writers, such as
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| throughout history have been male, a
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| | Homer, spoke of Hera's power as being
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| select few females have risen to the
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| | drawn from her marriage to the "king of
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| highest levels of religion. In ancient
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| | gods", others were even less kind to her.
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| Egypt, Isis and Set were worshiped by
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| | Later myths about Hera seem to mostly
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| many followers, and seen as being even
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| | focus on her anger at Zeus's many
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| more integral to their lives than certain
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| | consorts, and the ways she plotted
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| male figures. This was also true in
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| | revenge against these women.
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| ancient Greece. Some of the most
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| | Hera is also associated with cattle.
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| important deities in this pantheon were
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| | Masks created from bull skulls that were
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| goddesses, and Hera, wife of Zeus, was
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| | worn during ceremonies to celebrate Hera
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| one of them.
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| | have been found. Later Greeks rejected
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| Hera was both the older sister and wife
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| | the association, however, preferring to
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| of the most important deity in Greek
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| | not think of her as a cow-faced creature,
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| times, Zeus. She was often pictured as
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| | and instead, chose to speak of her as
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| being wise and solemn with a large crown
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| | "cow-eyed".
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| known as polos. In some cases, Hera was
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| | Hera's powers were mostly concentrated on
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| also seen holding a pomegranate, used as
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| | punishing others that angered her, and
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| a symbol of blood - representing both
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| | she was not noted for being particularly
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| fertility and death. Her cult cities -
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| | benevolent. She tried killing (and
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| the places she was most often worshiped
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| | succeeded) many of her husband's
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| in - were Argos and Mycenae. Hera's Roman
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| | offspring by other consorts. Not a
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| counterpart was known as Juno.
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| | traditional Green Mother figure, Hera was
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| The tale of Hera goes further back than
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| | described as spiteful and jealous.
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