Talk:Hera
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In the Olympian pantheon of classical Greek Mythology, Hêra (World Book «HIHR uh») (Greek Ἥρα or Ἥρη) was the wife and sister of Zeus. She also presided as goddess of marriage, the patriarchal bond of her own subordination. (Slater 1968)
Hera is portrayed as being majestic and solemn, often enthroned and crowned with the polos, the high cylindrical crown worn by several of the Great Goddesses. In her hand she may bear the pomegranate, emblem of fertile blood and death and a substitute for the narcotic capsule of the opium poppy (Ruck and Staples 1994). "Nevertheless, there are memories of an earlier, aniconic representation, as a pillar in Argos and as a plank in Samos" (Burkert 1985 p.131).
In Roman mythology, the consort of Jupiter (Zeus) was Juno.
The name Hera (Ira / Ήρα) comes from the greek word hero (Iroas / Ήρωας).--87.202.138.117 06:43, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
- I've seen this too several places, so the citation stating that her name isn't derived of greek eíther has to be cited, rewritten or removed, and no matter what the above has to be added to the article.
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- I shall add the following more nuanced text to the article : "The name of Hera, the queen of the gods, admits a variety of mutually exclusive etymologies; one possibility is to connect it with hora, season, and to interpret it as ripe for marriage." So begins the section on Hera in Walter Burkert, Greek Mythology (1985), III.2.2 (p. 131). In a note he records other scholars' arguments "for the meaning Mistress as a feminine to Heros, Master." Furthermore, A.J. van Windekens, in Glotta 36 (1958) pp 309-11, offers "young cow, heifer", which is consonant with Hera's common epithet boopis, "cow-eyed". E-ra appears in Mycenaean tablets." There's no substitute for having a source at hand, and fully reporting it. --Wetman 17:25, 10 January 2007 (UTC).
- This page needs closer adult supervision. It is vandalized daily.--Wetman 15:35, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
