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Hera By:Derek Do you really know who Hera the goddess of Olympus and Marriage is? Did you know her history involves inbreeding extreme royalty and extreme riches? In the rest of this paper you will read about Hera’s marriage, how she feels about her husband/god of all gods, what her physical features are, and what her childhood to adult history is. Hera which means “lady” is a Greek goddess. Hera is the goddess of marriage and olympos. She marries the most powerful god of all. Zeus the god of all gods is her husband. Zeus does not get her easy though. At first she doesn’t bother paying attention to him. Zeus realizes this and turns into a bird knowing she is a nature person. Hera notices the bird is freezing and holds it tight against her chest. Sensing her guards let down. He morphs into himself again and continues to rape her. After this Hera doesn’t want anyone to know about this event so she marries Zeus to cover it up. This is how Hera came to meet Zeus and marry him. There are different theories of how Zeus and Hera’s marriage took place. One of the the theories is that there ceremony is held in the Garden of Hesperides. This is the place of fertility. Where Gaia gave Hera golden apples. Hera took the apples and planted them. Then Zeus and Hera appear on Mount Ida where they married. This is one of several theories of where and how they got married. Hera’s attitude towards Zeus is that she gets extremely aggravated. She’s mad at him because he always cheats on her with other woman. Since he does this she is always angry and disappointed in him. At one point she even runs away to the island Euoba. Once again Zeus uses his trickery to get her to comeback. He runs through the city saying that he is going to marry a new woman. Hera heard this and got extremely jealous so she went back to home only to realize she had been tricked again. Overall Hera is extremely angry at Zeus and again and again gets taunted by his trickery. Hera was supposedly a very attractive goddess. She cared about her body and her appearance severely. Every year she went to Canathus where she bathed and renewed her virginity. She also had a special fragrance that was said to be smelt across the universe. Athena even made her a robe that was white and held together by a golden pin. Many called her the “white armed goddess.” She was probably one of the most beautiful people of her time. Hera has a very weird background considering she is the sister of Zeus who is also her husband. She begins her life on the island of Euboa. Hera’s parents were Cronis and Rhea. She was the oldest daughter of all her siblings and she had four kids Ares, Hebe, Hephaestus, and Eileitha. She later married Zeus and sat upon a golden thrown on top of mount Olympus. She also became the chief feminine deity. Overall her history involves royalty, wealthiness, and inbreeding. Hera’s life had many twists and turns. Many times was she tricked by her husband but she was enriched by her marriage. She was granted with royalty and riches.

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