The Catalogue of Ships
There are no longer divided counsels among the gods; Hera has brought them to her own mind, and woe betides the Trojans."
Hera has brought them over to her own mind, and woe betides the Trojans at the hands of Zeus.
There are no longer divided counsels among the gods; Hera has brought them over to her own mind, and woe betides the Trojans at the hands of Zeus.
Flying Machines in Ancient Texts
Hera and Hermes’ Sandals
The Iliad describes Hera’s journey, during which she ties on her beautiful sandals, similar to those of Mercury (Hermes), the winged messenger of the gods.
Hera’s journey, as described in the Iliad, illustrates this technology.
Mount Cithaeron
Various sanctuaries and altars dedicated to gods such as Zeus, Hera, and Dionysus were located on the mountain.
The Argonauts and Mount Pelion
Jason, eager to reclaim his birthright, set off from Mount Pelion, but as he descended the mountain, he encountered the goddess Hera in disguise.
Hera, who harbored a grudge against Pelias, saw in Jason a means to enact her revenge.
Mount Ida (Troad)
According to the myth, the goddesses Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite asked Paris, a prince of Troy, to judge which of them was the fairest.
Each goddess offered Paris a bribe: Hera promised power, Athena offered wisdom and skill in battle, and Aphrodite offered the love of the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen of Sparta.
Mount Olympus
The twelve Olympians included Zeus (king of the gods), Hera (queen of the gods), Poseidon (god of the sea), Demeter (goddess of the harvest), Athena (goddess of wisdom and war), Apollo (god of the sun and arts), Artemis (goddess of the hunt), Ares (god of war), Aphrodite (goddess of love and beauty), Hephaestus (god of fire and metalworking), Hermes (messenger of the gods), and Hestia (goddess of the hearth).
Mountains
With the help of Metis, Zeus gave Cronus an emetic potion, causing him to vomit up his swallowed children: Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon.
Cronus (Kronos): The youngest of the Titans, leader of the first generation of Titans, and father of the first generation of Olympians (Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Hestia, Demeter, and Hades).
Greek: Zeus, Hera, Hercules, Odysseus.
Nymphs
These apples were a wedding gift from Gaia (Earth) to Hera, the queen of the gods, upon her marriage to Zeus.
They were so precious that Hera placed them under the protection of the Hesperides and a fearsome, hundred-headed dragon named Ladon.
Herculus
Belt of HippolytaHe obtained the belt of Hippolyta, the Queen of the Amazons, initially through peaceful means but later had to fight the Amazons when Hera, Zeus' wife and Hercules' stepmother, intervened.