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Hera
Queen of the Gods. Goddess of Women, Marriage, and the Heavens.
Most of Hera's myths involve her jealous torture of her husband Zeus's many paramours, including Leto, the mother of Artemis and Apollo, and Semele, mother of Dionysus.
Roman name: Juno
Parents: Kronos and Rhea
Spouse and children: Sister and jealous wife of Zeus. Mother of Ares, Hephaestus, and others.
Epithets: White-armed, Ox-eyed, Queenly
Attributes: crown, peacock, lotus-tipped staff
Colossal head of Hera or the "Juno Ludovisi," Palazzo Altemps, Rome
JORDANNA MAX BRODSKY
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