Hera Flashcards
Who were the parents of Hera?
Cronus and Rhea
Who, reared by the Seasons, or by the three daughters of the Argive river-god Asterion, or by the Arcadian Temenus, son of Pelasgus…
Hera
Who did Zeus seduce in the form of a cuckoo?
Hera
Who sheltered a cuckoo bird from the rain?
hera
Who had to call up Briareus from Tartarus to release Zeus?
Thetis
Who hung from heaven by the wrists, with anvils tied to her ankles?
Hera
Which giant attempted to rape hera?
Porphyrion
Who vied for patronage of Argos?
Hera and Poseidon
What three river gods judged the contest for Argos?
Inachus, Asterion, and Cephisus
Who won the contest of Argos?
Hera
Who did Hera send to get Epaphus after he was born?
the curetes
Who did Zeus pretend to marry in order to get Hera back?
Plataea
Who sent Orion’s wife Side to Hades?
Hera
Who transformed the queen of the Pygmies (Gerana) into a crane?
Hera
What did Hera transform the queen of the pygmies (Gerana) into?
a crane
Who transformed Laomedon’s daughter, Antigone, into a stork?
Hera
What was Laomedon’s daughter, Antigone, transformed into?
a stork
Who sent the sphinx?
Hera
Why did Hera send the sphinx?
because the Theban king Laius remained unpunished for his abduction of Chrysippus
Which side of the Trojan war was Hera on?
the greeks
During the Trojan war, what did Hera plot for Hermes to do?
steal away to Egypt the true Helen of
Sparta and substitute a phantom for Paris to carry off to Troy
What mountain did Hera lure Zeus to lie with her on during the Trojan war?
Mount Gargarus
Why did Hera trick Zeus into lying with her during the trojan war?
So Poseidon could rouse the Greek forces against the Trojans
At Temenium, in Argos, who was privileged to renew her virginity every year by bathing in the spring Canathus?
Hera