Thus, Hera resolved to have a child of her own without the involvement of Zeus or any other deities. Unfortunately, Hephaestus was not a particularly good-looking god, and his garish appearance led to Hera throwing him off of Mt.
He eventually landed on the island of Lemnos, though he was seriously wounded by the fall. Though he was disabled, Hephaestus was still very intelligent and found a way to enact some measure of revenge upon his mother.
On Lemnos, Hephaestus created an impregnable bronze workshop where he made many of his most famous inventions, including a clever trap for Hera. In order for Hera to secure her release, Hephaestus demanded that she arrange for him to marry Aphrodite , the most beautiful of goddesses.
Hera acquiesced, though she never forgave Hephaestus for this treachery. Zeus had many wives and lovers before Hera. One was Leto, a Titan and the daughter of Coeus and Phoebe. Though Hera did not know it at the time, Leto was already pregnant by the time she and Zeus were wed. When Hera discovered this pregnancy, she flew into a violent rage and pushed Leto from the top of Mt.
Furthermore, she swore to unleash her fury upon any land and any people that offered succor to the beleaguered Leto, who was now forced to wander the Earth. In response, Hera summoned a dragon named Python to hunt down Leto. Once she had located the Titan, Hera resorted to one final plot.
As Leto went into the throes of labor, Hera detained her daughter Eileithyia, the goddess of childbirth, and prevented her from assisting with Leto's labor.
Hera's cruel act extended the agonies of childbirth out to nine whole months. At long last, Leto gave birth to Apollo and Artemis —the archer deities.
Another common story saw Hera seeking revenge against Io. Olympus to ravish the maiden. When Hera caught wind of the affair, she sought out Io, but was unable to find her. Zeus, who was by now well-practiced at sneaking around on his wife, had transformed the young lady into a heifer and set her loose amongst the herds. Not to be outdone, Hera sought out Argus, a creature with a hundred eyes, to spy on the herd and locate Io.
Her plan was only thwarted when Hermes came along. On Zeus' orders, he lulled Argus to sleep with his music and killed him. So great was her anguish at the loss of Argus that Hera set his eyes into the tail feathers of the peacock so that some memory of him would always remain.
She also continued to torment Io, sending an enormous fly to pester the heifer. Hercules was born of a union between Zeus and the mortal Alcmene, the wife of Amphitryon. When Alcmene went into labor with the offspring of the god, Zeus prophesied that the child would become a great hero and leader. Hera was appalled that Zeus would prophesy such a thing about one of his lover's children. In response, she appealed to her daughter Eileithyia to delay Hercules' birth, leaving Alcmene in the agonies of childbirth for seven months.
Once Hercules was born, Hera sent a pair of snakes to kill the young boy. Hercules strangled them, however, and played with them like toys in his nursery. Much later in his life, after he had married Megara, princess of Thebes, and conceived many children with her, Hercules was driven mad by Hera.
In his rage, he murdered his own children. Crushed by the weight of this terrible deed, Hercules sought advice from the Oracle at Delphi, who unbeknownst to Hercules was in the service of Hera. The Oracle ordered Hercules into the service of his enemy, Eurystheus, king of Tiryns, who in turn set Hercules on a quest to accomplish a series of impossible tasks—the Labors of Hercules.
Most of these labors involved slaying horrible beasts, such as the Nemean Lion and Ladon dragon, that Hera herself had unleashed on the world. In the end, Hercules persisted through his many trials, thus foiling yet another of Hera's plots against him. Hera played a key role in the start of the Trojan War. The stories surrounding the beginning of this most famous of Greek conflicts differ slightly, but most start with an eventful beauty contest.
To settle a feud between Hera, Athena , and Aphrodite over who was the most beautiful, Zeus commissioned Paris, prince of Troy, to judge them in a beauty contest. Eager to settle the matter, the goddesses appeared before him unclothed. Despite this, Paris refused to choose a winner. The goddesses then resorted to bribes—Hera promised political power while Athena promised wisdom and glory; it was Aphrodite, however, who offered Paris the most beautiful mortal woman alive.
Paris chose the latter gift, which happened to be Helen, wife of King Menelaus of Sparta. In fulfillment of her promise, Aphrodite had Helen abducted and brought to Troy, providing the spark for the famous conflict to come. Not one to forgive easily, Hera nursed a bitter resentment of Paris and the Trojans due to the contest's unfavorable results.
Over the course of the long conflict, Hera consistently lent her considerable might to the Achaeans, the broad coalition of Greeks that included the aggrieved King Menelaus, in their fight against the Trojans. Cookie Settings Accept All. Manage consent. Close Privacy Overview This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website.
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