Hera, the wife of Zeus

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Hera was the queen of the Olympian deities. She is a daughter of Cronus and Rhea, and wife and sister of Zeus. Hera was mainly worshipped as a goddess of marriage and birth. It is said that each year Hera’s virginity returns by bathing in the well Canathus. The children of Hera and Zeus are the smith god Hephaestus, the goddess of youth Hebe, and the god of war Ares.

Hera’s main sanctuary was at Argos in the Peloponnesus, where she was worshipped as the town goddess. Also, in this town the Heraia, public festivities, were celebrated. Other temples stood in Olympia, Mycene, Sparta, Paestum, Corinth, Tiryns, Perachora, and on the islands of Samos and Delos.

Made of bonded marble and coated with a special marble patina.


Characteristics
MaterialBonded marble & marble patina
Height39 cm (16 in.) – Life size
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