Hera
pronunciation
How to pronounce Hera in British English:
UK [ˈhɪərə]
How to pronounce Hera in American English:
US [ ˈhɪrə]
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- Noun:
- queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno
Word Origin
- Hera
- sister and wife of Zeus, from Greek Hera, literally "protectress," related to heros "hero," originally "defender, protector."
Example
- 1. Maybe hera was ahead of her time after all .
- 2. One of the places where zeus was said to have hid his affairs with mortal women from his wife hera .
- 3. Next to him was hera , his proud and jealous queen .
- 4. It caused a violent quarrel among the three goddesses , hera , athena and aphrodite .
- 5. The greek goddess hera , wife to the philandering zeus , may not have been jealous without cause , but she certainly expressed her displeasure in unflattering ways , choosing to harass her husband 's lovers and children , rather than dealing with his infidelity directly .