Hera

Summary

Hera is a Greek deity^[1]. She ranks in the top 5% of greek_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,390 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hera's father was Cronus^[3].
• Hera's mother was Rhea^[4].
• Hera was married to Zeus^[5].
• A child of Hera was Ares^[6].
• A child of Hera was Eileithyia^[7].
• A child of Hera was Hebe^[8].
• A child of Hera was Hephaestus^[9].
• A child of Hera was Angelos^[10].
• A child of Hera was Enyo^[11].
• Hera's image is recorded as Hera Campana Louvre Ma2283.jpg^[12].
• Hera is recorded as female^[13].
• Hera's instance of is recorded as Greek deity^[14].
• Hera's instance of is recorded as fertility deity^[15].
• Hera's instance of is recorded as Olympian god^[16].
• Hera's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 64150612^[17].
• Hera's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 24146462550227770894^[18].
• Hera's GND ID is recorded as 118549413^[19].
• Hera's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2016066425^[20].
• Hera's official residence is recorded as Olympus^[21].
• Hera's IdRef ID is recorded as 028872169^[22].
• Hera's part of is recorded as Twelve Olympians^[23].
• Hera's Commons category is recorded as Hera^[24].
• Hera's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q9129 (gre)-Ionenlaser-Ήρα.wav^[25].
• Hera's said to be the same as is recorded as Juno^[26].
• Hera's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03g3c^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Hera's father was Cronus^[3]. Her mother was Rhea^[4].

Personal Life

Hera was married to Zeus^[5]. Children include Ares^[6], a Greek deity^[28]; Eileithyia^[7], a goddess^[29]; Hebe^[8], a goddess^[30]; Hephaestus^[9], a Greek deity^[31]; Angelos^[10], a Greek deity^[32]; and Enyo^[11], a Greek deity^[33].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Hera include she^[34], a space probe^[35]; 103 she^[36], an asteroid^[37]; and Heraion^[38], a Wikimedia set index article^[39].

Why It Matters

Hera ranks in the top 5% of greek_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,390 views/month).^[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] She is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for her include she^[34], a space probe^[35]; 103 she^[36], an asteroid^[37]; and Heraion^[38], a Wikimedia set index article^[39].

FAQs

Who were Hera's parents?

Hera's father was Cronus^[3]. Hera's mother was Rhea^[4].

Who was Hera married to?

Hera's spouses include Zeus^[5].