# Hera
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Hēra, from Ancient Greek Ἥρᾱ (Hḗrā).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhɪəɹə/, /ˈhɪɹə/
* Rhymes: -ɪəɹə, -ɪɹə

### Proper noun

Hera
* (Greek mythology) The queen of the gods, and goddess of marriage and birth; daughter of Cronus and Rhea, sister and wife of Zeus, mother of Hephaestus, Ares, Hebe, and Enyo.

#### See also

* Juno
* (Greek mythology Olympian gods) god; Apollo, Aphrodite, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Dionysus, Hades, Hephaestus, Hera, Hestia, Hermes, Poseidon, Zeus

### References

* ↑ Oxford Dictionary of World Mythology, Arthur Cotterell, Oxford University Press, 1986

### Further reading

* Hera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* Ahre, Hare, RHAe, Rahe, Rhea, hare, hear, rhea

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈe.ɾə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈe.ɾa]
* Homophone: era

### Proper noun

Hera f
* Hera

### Further reading

* Hera on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{ca}$

## Danish
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈheːʁɑ], [ˈheːɐ]

### Proper noun

Hera
* (Greek mythology) Hera

### Further reading

* Hera on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{da}$

## Faroese
### Proper noun

Hera f
* a female given name

#### Usage notes

Matronymics
* son of Hera: Heruson
* daughter of Hera: Herudóttir

#### Declension
## Galician
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

### Pronunciation

* Homophone: era

### Proper noun

Hera f
* (Greek mythology) Hera

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Hera f
* (Greek mythology) Hera

## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhɛːra/
* Rhymes: -ɛːra

### Proper noun

Hera f (proper noun, genitive singular Heru)
* (Greek mythology) Hera
* a female given name

#### Declension
## Japanese
### Romanization

Hera
* Rōmaji transcription of ヘラ

## Lithuanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

### Pronunciation

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### Proper noun

Hera f
* (Greek mythology) Hera, the queen of the gods and goddess of marriage and birth

#### Declension
## Maori
### Etymology

From English Sarah.

### Proper noun

Hera
* a female given name, equivalent to English Sarah

#### Related terms

* Hara

## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Hēra.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈxɛ.ra/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛra
* Syllabification: He‧ra

### Proper noun

Hera f
* (Greek mythology) Hera (queen of the gods, wife of Zeus)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Hera in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛ.ɾɐ/
* Rhymes: -ɛɾɐ
* Homophones: era, hera
* Hyphenation: He‧ra

### Proper noun

Hera f
* (Greek mythology) Hera (goddess of marriage and birth)

### See also

* Juno

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈeɾa/ [ˈe.ɾa]
* Rhymes: -eɾa
* Syllabification: He‧ra
* Homophone: era

### Proper noun

Hera f
* (Greek mythology) Hera

## Swedish
### Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

### Proper noun

Hera c (genitive Heras)
* (Greek mythology) Hera

### See also

* (Greek mythology Olympian gods) god; Apollo, Afrodite, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Hefaistos, Hera, Hestia, Hermes, Poseidon, Zeus

### Anagrams

* hare

## Turkish
### Proper noun

Hera
* (Greek mythology) Hera