Biography Hera

Hera (Bliss) – eldest daughter of Cronus and Rhea, was brought up in a house of Ocean and Tethys, sister and wife of Zeus, with whom she, at Samos legend, 300 years of living in a secret marriage, yet he failed to declare it openly with his wife and queen of the gods. Zeus honors her highly and tells her his plans, though, and keeps her at the event, which was subject to the limits of its provisions. In particular, in the Iliad G. showed a selfish ambition, stubbornness and jealousy – traits that have fallen into the Iliad, probably the oldest songs, praise of Hercules. G. hates and persecutes Hercules, like all pets and children, Zeus. When Hercules returned to the ship from Troy, she, with the help of god of sleep Hypnos, lull Zeus, and through it raised a storm nearly ruined hero. As a punishment Zeus and tied insidious Goddess strong chains of gold to the airwaves and gain her feet two heavy anvil. But it does not interfere with the goddess always resort to a trick when she needed to do something from Zeus, against which she can do nothing by force. In the struggle for Ilion it protects your loved Achaeans; Achaean city of Argos, Mycenae, Sparta – her favorite seat, she hates the Trojans for the court of Paris. Marriage of Hera with Zeus, who had originally natural value – the connection between heaven and earth, receives, then, the attitude towards civil institution of marriage. As the only legal wife on Olympus, Hera – the patroness of marriage and childbirth. She dealt with pomegranate pomegranate, symbol of marital love and the cuckoo, messenger of spring, the pores of Love. In addition, her birds were regarded as a peacock and a crow. Principal place of worship was Argos, where it stood a colossal statue, made Polycleitus of gold and ivory, and where every 5 years after its celebrated so-called. Gerei. In Argos, it is honored as at Mycenae, Corinth, Sparta, Samos, Plataea, Sicyon, etc. The Art of Hera is in the form of a tall, slender woman, with a majestic dignity, mature beauty, a rounded face, having a great expression, beautiful forehead , thick hair, large, very open "ox" eyes. Striking composite image of it was mentioned above Polycleitus statue in Argos: here Hera sat on a throne with a crown on his head and hand grenades an apple in one hand and a scepter in the other; above scepter – the cuckoo. Super long tunic, covered with leaves not only the neck and hands, thrown himation, entwined around the camp.