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Hera Flashcards

1
Q

Who were the parents of Hera?

A

Cronus and Rhea

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Who, reared by the Seasons, or by the three daughters of the Argive river-god Asterion, or by the Arcadian Temenus, son of Pelasgus…

A

Hera

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3
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Who did Zeus seduce in the form of a cuckoo?

A

Hera

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4
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Who sheltered a cuckoo bird from the rain?

A

hera

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5
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Who had to call up Briareus from Tartarus to release Zeus?

A

Thetis

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6
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Who hung from heaven by the wrists, with anvils tied to her ankles?

A

Hera

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7
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Which giant attempted to rape hera?

A

Porphyrion

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8
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Who vied for patronage of Argos?

A

Hera and Poseidon

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9
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What three river gods judged the contest for Argos?

A

Inachus, Asterion, and Cephisus

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10
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Who won the contest of Argos?

A

Hera

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11
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Who did Hera send to get Epaphus after he was born?

A

the curetes

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12
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Who did Zeus pretend to marry in order to get Hera back?

A

Plataea

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13
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Who sent Orion’s wife Side to Hades?

A

Hera

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14
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Who transformed the queen of the Pygmies (Gerana) into a crane?

A

Hera

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What did Hera transform the queen of the pygmies (Gerana) into?

A

a crane

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16
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Who transformed Laomedon’s daughter, Antigone, into a stork?

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Hera

17
Q

What was Laomedon’s daughter, Antigone, transformed into?

A

a stork

18
Q

Who sent the sphinx?

A

Hera

19
Q

Why did Hera send the sphinx?

A

because the Theban king Laius remained unpunished for his abduction of Chrysippus

20
Q

Which side of the Trojan war was Hera on?

A

the greeks

21
Q

During the Trojan war, what did Hera plot for Hermes to do?

A

steal away to Egypt the true Helen of
Sparta and substitute a phantom for Paris to carry off to Troy

22
Q

What mountain did Hera lure Zeus to lie with her on during the Trojan war?

A

Mount Gargarus

23
Q

Why did Hera trick Zeus into lying with her during the trojan war?

A

So Poseidon could rouse the Greek forces against the Trojans

24
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At Temenium, in Argos, who was privileged to renew her virginity every year by bathing in the spring Canathus?

A

Hera

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