Ἥρη
Ἥρη, Hera
Ἥρη, v. Ἥρα.
Ἥρη
- (Ἀργείη, βοῶπις, Διὸς κυδρὴ παράκοιτις, ἠΰκομος, θεά, λευκώλενος, πότνια, πρέσβα θεά, χρυσόθρονος, χρυσοπέδιλος).
- Daughter of Cronus and Rhea, sister of Zeus, Hades, Poseidon and Demeter, and wife (and sister) of Zeus.
- For her children see under Ζεύς.
- Reared by Oceanus and Tethys Il. 14.200, 302.
- She suspects the promise of Zeus to Thetis Il. 1.536;
- reproaches Zeus for favouring the Trojans Il. 4.20,
- they come to terms 31;
- she urges Athene to the fray Il. 5.711,
- prepares a chariot 720,
- consults Zeus 753,
- conveys Athene to the field 767;
- urges Athene again to the field Il. 8.350,
- they are stopped by Iris sent by Zeus 413;
- arrays herself to beguile Zeus Il. 14.166,
- gets the aid of Aphrodite 188,
- and of Sleep 231,
- the beguilement 292,
- Zeus wakens Il. 15.4,
- and sends her to summon Iris and Apollo 54;
- how she tricked Zeus in the matter of the birth of Heracles Il. 19.95;
- summons Hephaestus to quell Xanthus-1 Il. 21.328;
- in the Battle of the Gods assaults Artemis Il. 21.489;
- etc. : Od. 4.513, Od. 8.465, Od. 11.604, Od. 12.72, Od. 15.112, 180, Od. 20.70.
Ἥρη : Hera, daughter of Cronus and Rhea, sister and spouse of Zeus, see Il. 14.201ff. The perpetual jarring of Zeus and Hera in Olympus, described with humor in the Iliad, but as too serious to be trivial, Il. 1.568, Il. 15.14ff. Hera is the friend of the Greeks and enemy of the Trojans. Her children, Ares, Hephaestus, Hebe, Eilithyia; favorite haunts, Argos, Mycēnae, Sparta, Il. 4.51f. Epithets, Ἀργείη, Βοῶπις πό-τνια, πρέσβα θεά, Διὸς κυδρὴ παράκοιτις, ἠύκομος, λευκώλενος, χρῡσόθρονος, χρῡσοπέδῑλος, besides many uncomplimentary titles applied to her by Zeus.