| Six goddesses ruled from Mt. Olympus according to | | | | The Goddess Hera was wife to Zeus, both born to |
| the tales of classical-era mythology. Hera is considered | | | | Cronus and Rhea. She was Goddess of women, |
| the queen of the Greek Gods, both wife and sister to | | | | marriage and childbirth. Greek mythology is ripe with |
| Zeus according to Greek mythology. Greek mythology | | | | the stories of the envy, distrust and vengeance Hera |
| holds up the goddesses as protectors and stewards | | | | plotted against the love interests romanced by Zeus |
| of the feminine side of human existence. They are in | | | | and the offspring who were fathered by her unfaithful |
| control of love, fertility and the fruit of the Earth. Just | | | | and all powerful husband. Herakles, the child of Alceme |
| as the Gods of Mt. Olympus are powerful but | | | | fathered by Zeus, was just one of many to incur the |
| imperfect, they can possess great wisdom and be | | | | vengeful goddessâ wrath. Juno is the Roman |
| prone to rash decisions. | | | | representation of Hera. |
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