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Hera
As the wife of zeus, Hera is the queen of all gods and the goddess of marriage. Her parents were titans and her father did try to destroy Hera and her siblings, but her younger brother set them free. Also, Hera, in fact, is zeus’s sister and his wife. Because of this, Hera had three children, or three olympians. Hera is also a harsh goddess, and for those who displeased her, she would send them her wrath.
Hera’s family
Hera was “the daughter of Cronus and Rhea”. Cronus was the youngest son of Uranus and Gaia. Rhea was the mother of gods and the daughter of Uranus and Gaia. Cronus and Rhea were brother and sister, but they were married, having six children, the olympians. Her father was afraid of the prophecy that his children would overthrow him, so he swallowed all his children except one, Zeus, Hera’s brother. For Zeus not to be swallowed, Rhea wrapped a stone in a blanket, making it look like Zeus, and Cronus swallowed the stone while Hera’s younger brother was hidden. When Zeus grew older, he defeated and banished Cronus with the other titans and the siblings were released. Also, some other legends say Zeus received a potion and gave it to his father to vomit the five olympians. Being the savior of the five olympians and the youngest son of Cronus and Rhea, Zeus, is the brother of Hera. After defeating his father, Zeus did love Hera, but Hera was not interested in her younger brother. Zeus then tricked Hera into marrying him, and Hera, decided to marry him to hide her embarrassment and had three children, Ares the god of war, Hephaestus the god of fire, and Hebe the ...

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...ueen of all gods, many worshipped her. “Hera’s sanctuary was at Argos in the Peloponnesus, where she was worshipped as the town Goddess. Other temples stood in Olympia, Mycenae, Sparta, Paestum, Corinth, Tiryns, Perachora, and the islands of Samos and Delos.”

Conclusion
Hera was born from Rhea under a willow tree (sacred tree) and later swallowed by her dad, Cronus. After Rhea hid Zeus, Cronus swallowed a fake Zeus and thought he had got rid of all his children. The gods were trapped in their father until Zeus freed them. Hera then became the wife of Zeus and the queen of all gods, and was the goddess of marriage and could control the sky like Zeus. All worshiped Hera because they wanted to please her and not feel her wrath. She could bless marriages or curse them, and also save a child’s life if it was in danger.

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