Hera

[ heer-uh, her-uh ]

/ ˈhɪər ə, ˈhɛr ə /

noun

the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.

Also He·re

[heer-ee] /ˈhɪər i/ .

Compare Juno.

Words nearby Hera

heptode, heptose, Hepworth, Hepzibah, her, Hera, Heraclea, Heracleides, Heracles, Heraclid, Heraclidae

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Example sentences from the Web for Hera

When vengeance has been taken Iris descends from heaven, sent by Hera to stain Heracles with kindred bloodshed.
Authors of Greece|T. W. Lumb
The similarity between this story and the incident related of Zeus and Hera in Il.
The Heroic Age|H. Munro Chadwick
She is somehow connected with the fable of the birth of the monster Typhoeus, son of Hera without a father.
Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Andrew Lang
At Samos the ἱερὸς γάμος was celebrated annually; the image of Hera was concealed on the sea-shore and solemnly discovered.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3|Various

Turned by the jealous Hera into a bear, and by Zeus into the constellation of that name.
The Works of Lucian of Samosata, v. 4|Lucian of Samosata

British Dictionary definitions for Hera

Hera

Here

/ (ˈhɪərə) /

noun

Greek myth the queen of the Olympian gods and sister and wife of ZeusRoman counterpart: Juno

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Cultural definitions for Hera

Hera

[Roman name Juno]

The Greek and Roman goddess who protected marriage; she was the wife of Zeus. Hera is best known for her jealousy and for her animosity toward the many mortal women with whom her husband fell in love. (See Judgment of Paris.)

单词	hera
释义	Hera [ heer-uh, her-uh ] / ˈhɪər ə, ˈhɛr ə / noun the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus. Also He·re [heer-ee] /ˈhɪər i/ . Compare Juno. Words nearby Hera heptode, heptose, Hepworth, Hepzibah, her, Hera, Heraclea, Heracleides, Heracles, Heraclid, Heraclidae Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Hera When vengeance has been taken Iris descends from heaven, sent by Hera to stain Heracles with kindred bloodshed. Authors of Greece\|T. W. Lumb The similarity between this story and the incident related of Zeus and Hera in Il. The Heroic Age\|H. Munro Chadwick She is somehow connected with the fable of the birth of the monster Typhoeus, son of Hera without a father. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2)\|Andrew Lang At Samos the ἱερὸς γάμος was celebrated annually; the image of Hera was concealed on the sea-shore and solemnly discovered. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3\|Various Turned by the jealous Hera into a bear, and by Zeus into the constellation of that name. The Works of Lucian of Samosata, v. 4\|Lucian of Samosata British Dictionary definitions for Hera Hera Here / (ˈhɪərə) / noun Greek myth the queen of the Olympian gods and sister and wife of ZeusRoman counterpart: Juno Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Hera Hera [Roman name Juno] The Greek and Roman goddess who protected marriage; she was the wife of Zeus. Hera is best known for her jealousy and for her animosity toward the many mortal women with whom her husband fell in love. (See Judgment of Paris.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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