Hera Quotes
Beautiful Lady
Marriage is when two people who love each other come together to form a special bond. However, perception and reality of marriage couldn’t be more different. Although Hera is widely known for being jealous and violent, she is in fact a victim. She is a victim of being mistreated by Zeus and misunderstood by most people when indeed Hera is one of the most influential goddesses of all time. She embodies perfectly the characteristics of pride and honor. Hera should not be remembered just for being envious and vengeful, but worshiped for being the queen of all gods.
In the face of dishonesty, Hera, chief goddess, was primarily worshiped before all other gods on Mount Olympus. This fact clearly shows that she was respected and worshiped more than the male gods. Hera was held in high regard for her pride and always being strong despite Zeus’ unfaithful behaviors. According to Fact Cite, “Brides sacrificed their wedding veil and a lock of hair so Hera would grant them a happy life with their husbands” (FactCite 6). This quote points out the idea that Hera was renownedly praised by an abundance of women. Women were willing to sacrifice something so dear to them in order to receive Hera’s blessing. She was worshiped throughout …show more content…
Greece and wears a crown to represent her loyalty and courage on Mount Olympus. Above all, Hera should be commemorated for being idolized by women.
Some people may say that Hera was only jealous and vengeful towards Zeus’ mortal women; however, there was a reason for this.
Zeus constantly betrayed Hera by going to earth to be with mortal women. This only proved Hera’s intelligence when she was schemed her attacks against these mortal women.Subconsciously, she always knew of Zeus’ deceptiveness, but she never let him know of her cleverness. Dan Nardo, author of Greek Mythology Online, explains, “Hera often showed she was capable of taking care of herself”(Nardo 97). Most of the time Zeus was not with Hera and it shows how independent and strong she truly was. No matter what was thrown at her, Hera never let immortality get in her way of being the beautiful goddess that she
was.
Though Hera was cheated and humiliated numerous times she held her own and continued to be the most worshiped goddess around Greece. Zeus’ actions made her more capable of caring for herself. Without a doubt, she is the most loyal and faithful god. Despite these obstacles, Hera was praised by more people than any other God on Mount Olympus. Hera was wronged and should be looked at as the queen of all gods and not the jealous person Zeus made her out to be.
Marriage is when two people who love each other come together to form a special bond. However, perception and reality of marriage couldn’t be more different. Although Hera is widely known for being jealous and violent, she is in fact a victim. She is a victim of being mistreated by Zeus and misunderstood by most people when indeed Hera is one of the most influential goddesses of all time. She embodies perfectly the characteristics of pride and honor. Hera should not be remembered just for being envious and vengeful, but worshiped for being the queen of all gods.
In the face of dishonesty, Hera, chief goddess, was primarily worshiped before all other gods on Mount Olympus. This fact clearly shows that she was respected and worshiped more than the male gods. Hera was held in high regard for her pride and always being strong despite Zeus’ unfaithful behaviors. According to Fact Cite, “Brides sacrificed their wedding veil and a lock of hair so Hera would grant them a happy life with their husbands” (FactCite 6). This quote points out the idea that Hera was renownedly praised by an abundance of women. Women were willing to sacrifice something so dear to them in order to receive Hera’s blessing. She was worshiped throughout …show more content…
Greece and wears a crown to represent her loyalty and courage on Mount Olympus. Above all, Hera should be commemorated for being idolized by women.
Some people may say that Hera was only jealous and vengeful towards Zeus’ mortal women; however, there was a reason for this.
Zeus constantly betrayed Hera by going to earth to be with mortal women. This only proved Hera’s intelligence when she was schemed her attacks against these mortal women.Subconsciously, she always knew of Zeus’ deceptiveness, but she never let him know of her cleverness. Dan Nardo, author of Greek Mythology Online, explains, “Hera often showed she was capable of taking care of herself”(Nardo 97). Most of the time Zeus was not with Hera and it shows how independent and strong she truly was. No matter what was thrown at her, Hera never let immortality get in her way of being the beautiful goddess that she
was.
Though Hera was cheated and humiliated numerous times she held her own and continued to be the most worshiped goddess around Greece. Zeus’ actions made her more capable of caring for herself. Without a doubt, she is the most loyal and faithful god. Despite these obstacles, Hera was praised by more people than any other God on Mount Olympus. Hera was wronged and should be looked at as the queen of all gods and not the jealous person Zeus made her out to be.