She did this because she wants to see the city of Troy burn to the grounds and all the Trojans die or enslaved. Hera did all this, because she didn't win a beauty contest with Aphrodite and Athena. Hera is also very stubborn and often rebels against her own husband, Zeus. She refuses to submit herself to him and she often schemed against him. She even attempted to overthrow Zeus once. Hera used all the magic that she had to destroy her victims and she would never admit defeat to anyone.
She often schemes with many gods and goddesses in order to achieve her goal. She is also self-centered. Zeus once threatened to destroy Sparta, Mycanae and Argos in which 3 of these cities are Hera's favourite city. Hera directly surrendered 3 of her favourites cities to Zeus as if she doesn't even care what's going to happen with her devoted followers or worshippers, she only cares about herself and her goals.
She also often punishes husbands who abuse their wives. She also can be caring, sweet and compassionate, with a motherly side, when she is not angry, and is a loyal wife to Zeus. In Greek Mythology, Hera has a big, captivating and beautiful eyes and soft white skin. She was depicted being very beautiful, tall, modest and elegant.
Some ancient sources says, that Hera is almost as beautiful as Aphrodite herself. Hera likes wearing veils and often wore an elegant clothes. She also likes to wear her golden crown decorated with precious gemstone.
She wears an expensive jewelries from head to toe. Hera's mother is Rhea and her father is Cronus. Hera is friends with Iris , her personal messenger.
Hera's Personality. Hera is the goddess of marriage, home and protector of all married women. She is very passionate about family and monogamy. She showed a lot of compassion and motherly instinct. However, when Hera is betrayed or disrespected she could be very vindictive. She was viewed as jealous and vicious toward her wrongdoers.
She was feared and respected. Zeus was a very unfaith husband to Hera. He went against the sanctity of marriage and home that Hera held dear. Special Abilities and Concerns. The goddesses then resorted to bribes—Hera promised political power while Athena promised wisdom and glory; it was Aphrodite, however, who offered Paris the most beautiful mortal woman alive.
Paris chose the latter gift, which happened to be Helen, wife of King Menelaus of Sparta. In fulfillment of her promise, Aphrodite had Helen abducted and brought to Troy, providing the spark for the famous conflict to come. Not one to forgive easily, Hera nursed a bitter resentment of Paris and the Trojans due to the contest's unfavorable results. Over the course of the long conflict, Hera consistently lent her considerable might to the Achaeans, the broad coalition of Greeks that included the aggrieved King Menelaus, in their fight against the Trojans.
In perhaps her most cunning move, Hera attempted to deceive Zeus, who forbade the gods from interfering in the conflict. She first seduced him and lured him into bed, then persuaded Hypnos, the embodiment of sleep itself, to keep Zeus asleep so that she could meddle in the war.
Her attempts to turn the tide of the Trojan War were ultimately abortive and unsuccessful. The common threads of these stories of Hera said much at about the place and perception of women in the deeply misogynistic culture of the ancient Greeks. Her futile attempts to exact revenge on Leto, Io, Alcmene, Hercules, and others indicated that there were limitations to the justice that women could expect to achieve, even if that justice was harsh at times.
That her vengeance focused on women more so than on Zeus also gave some sense of whom the Greeks thought was to blame in such affairs. Finally, her unsuccessful efforts to sway the course of the Trojan War—tellingly, it was the crafty male Odysseus who conceived of the Trojan horse that ended the conflict—said much about the perception of female powerlessness in Greek society. In contrast to better known figures such as Zeus and Hercules, Hera did not figure prominently in popular culture.
In the Disney animated film Hercules , Hera was a background character—in an interesting twist on the original story, however, she played the loving mother of Hercules who was terribly distraught when the infant is made mortal and forced to live amongst the humans.
In the drama series Helen of Troy , Hera was depicted in the famous judgment of Paris scene. Overall, Hera was not a well developed character in popular representations, and this may have reflected some confusion about Hera herself.
She was a figure who embodied the image of a faithful mother and wife even while seeking to viciously punish those who crossed her. Translated by Hugh G. Internet Sacred Text Archive. Translated by Samuel Butler. Project Gutenberg. Last modified February 15, The Transformation of Hera.
New York: Rowman and Littlefield, She began acting more deceiving and cunning, convincing the other gods to side with her while confronting Zeus about his intervention with the humans. Even though she messed with fate.
Hera is also rather jealous and petty about Zeus's infidelity. Seen by her vengeful spirit against one of Zeus's son, Heron , as well as calling Hermes , Zeus's bastard. Hera also often touched her hair and fixed it when upset and assuming a more fixed demeanor. Hera has long aubergine hair that is seen to be tied in a braid with gold and silver ribbon weaved in. Hera possesses cyan-blue eyes and is taller than the average human like all the other gods.
Hera is incredibly beautiful and seems to appear as a perfect woman, like all the other goddesses. She wears a floor-length pastel purple dress with a deep v neckline laced with golden trims that exposes much of her bust.
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