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Hera is pretty and elegant. I agree that Hera is somewhat controversial, but the worst things that happened to the women that Zeus targeted were done by Zeus, who turned Io into a cow, ate Metis (Athena's mother), and raped many others. When I compare Hera's misdeeds to nearly every other god and goddess, she seems like one of the better sorts. Since the Greek and Roman gods were not omniscient, I wonder if Hera just struggled to differentiate between the women who were assaulted by Zeus and the women who had no qualms about sleeping with a married guy? She seemed like a more reliable patroness of heroes like Jason and was more steadfast in her support of the Greeks. She was vengeful and simultaneously loyal and giving.

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Hera, Hades, and Poseidon did successfully rebel against Zeus at one point and held him captive until he swore to be a better ruler, but it did take all three of them. I have a head canon that Greek myths about the gods affairs came to an end because Hera finally got fed up and dethroned Zeus and imprisoned him somewhere for everyone's benefit. Hera currently rules of Olympus and has the gods leave humans alone so long as we leave them alone.

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Hera and Rhea would make a cute sibling set.
Hera Anastasia
Hera Isabel
Hera Sophronia
Hera Remei
Hera Elizabeth
Hera Francesca

This message was edited 12/28/2020, 9:27 PM