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Definition of Hera in English:

Hera

proper noun

Greek Mythology

  • A powerful goddess, the wife and sister of Zeus and the daughter of Cronus and Rhea. She was worshiped as the queen of heaven and as a marriage goddess.

    Roman equivalent Juno

Pronunciation

Hera

/ˈherə/ /ˈhɛrə/

Origin

From Greek Hēra ‘lady’, feminine of hērōs ‘hero’, perhaps used as a title.