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Hera, Queen of the Gods

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Hera's one of the famous Olympians everyone knows about. There are quite a number of myths about her, mostly about how she takes revenge on her husband Zeus's lovers for "stealing" his affections from her. It would be impractical to list all the Hera myths here, so I'll keep it brief.

Hera wasn't just the Queen of the Gods. She was also the goddess of Marriage and protector of women (how ironic). Her symbols included the cow, the most motherly of animals, and the peacock. There are a few other symbols, but I can't remember them just now.

I've often imagined her having dark hair, to reflect her personality as well as the ancient Greeks who worshiped her. The gold and white represent her wealth and prestige as the female divine ruler of Olympus. Her unhappy expression is inevitable, considering how myths portray her as the angry, scheming wife.
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An insanley jealous woman. I remember reading a myth about a woman (I can't remember her name), had an afair with Zeus and mothered I think two of his children. When she found out, Hera cursed her eyes to be eternally open and killed the children in front of her so that she would be forever haunted. The woman turned into a monster and ate children. Her beauty was what she used to lure them.