Hera

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**Hera** is the Goddess of Marriage and Women, the Queen of the Gods, and a member of the 6 Traitors Dynasty. She is the daughter of Metis, wife of Zeus, the mother to Eris, Ares, Eileithyia, Angelus, Hebe, and Hephaestus, stepmother to Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Dionysos, and Aiakos, Minos, and Rhadamanthus, grandmother to Eros, Storge, Agape, Ludus, Mania, Philautia, Philia, and Pragma, and step-grandmother to Asclepius.

## Appearance

Hera is a goddess with golden hair and skin. At times, her body shimmers like actual gold. She typically wears her long hair down but will occasionally wear it up. She has dark blue eyes and a beauty mark below her left eye. She has a large X-shaped scar on her stomach.

Hera's wardrobe varies and includes classy modern outfits and 1920s inspired clothing in multiple shades, usually white, dark blue, or green. She is sometimes shown smoking a cigarette.

## Personality

Hera is strong-willed and empathetic; however, she also appears to have a bit of a temper. Her empathetic nature is best seen when she is able to sense that someone is suffering, and she begins to tear up in response. She also comes to comfort Hades after hearing about Minthe's actions, and it is revealed that Hera helped care for him when he was injured in the past. However, her caring side seems to be reserved only for those she likes, and all others get to see her as stubborn and resolute in her ideals. She butts heads often with Zeus, and his actions have often caused her to do destructive things, such as burning his portrait in retribution and punishing Aphrodite and Eros after he claimed they were the reason for his infidelity. This has caused others to see her as vengeful and unfriendly.

Although Hera exudes an external confidence and queenly presence, she is often privately melancholy and harbors deep regrets, fears, and sadness. She refers to herself as a "has-been" and a "drunk," lamenting the free and full of hope Goddess she used to be. Despite this, she is still keen to help those she cares for, and often puts aside her own mental state for the sake of others.

## Powers and Abilities

* Hera is able to sense the distress of others from afar. It is unknown how far this ability extends.
* She has the ability to see brief visions, typically tied to strong feelings. It appears her strongest visions occur when she has physical contact with an individual or object. She believes her visions were much stronger and clearer when she was younger, and now fears they've weakened overtime due to her drinking. She has also stated that her visions have not always been correct.
* Hera has the capability to bless the marriages of mortals and Gods. She is an efficient and clever matchmaker, able to influence her decisions with the power of her visions. She can also refuse to bless an arrangement, as she did with Apollo.
* She has the ability to spontaneously generate certain objects, both tangible (such as a cigarette) and intangible (a crown of light for Persephone).
* Hera can shape-shift into different forms; she disguised herself as a pink nymph to eavesdrop on Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon and as a reporter to gauge Persephone and Hades' relationship. She also can transform into other Goddesses, as in Episode 119, where she transforms her appearance into Persephone's to fool Demeter. Her disguises appear to be infallible, as no-one has been able to see through them. While in disguise, she can also alter her outfits.
* She has healing skills, first seen in a flashback when she was changing Hades' bandages.
* She has the ability to fly.
* Hera appears to be able to increase the temperature of her skin, causing those who touch her to burn and/or feel pain.
* Hera can produce flames from the palms of her hands, which she uses to burn up Apollo's marriage application.

## Trivia

* Hera is a habitual smoker and potentially a functioning alcoholic, turning to one or the other to relieve stress.
* In Episode 30, Hera tells Hebe to wake up her sister, but said sister is never named. As Athena is believed to solely be Zeus', and Eris has been disowned, it is unknown if they may have another child that lives with them or if the sister was Athena. Some myths in the original mythology have Hera referred to as Athena's stepmother or adoptive mother, so the aforementioned sister being Athena is possible even without a blood tie.
	+ In Episode 243, Persephone mentions one of Zeus' daughters, the Goddess of Childbirth, Eileithyia. It is possible, although not confirmed, that she is the daughter Hera was referring to.
	+ During Episode 143 of the Podcast Let's Talk About Myths, Baby!, Rachel reveals that Zeus made Athena by himself. Hera, who was jealous of this, made Hephaestus by herself in response. However, this contradicts with Hecate stating in Episode 145 that Zeus has not sired any other "Godly male heirs" besides Ares and Hephaestus.
* Hera banned Aphrodite and Eros from using their powers to manipulate other gods' feelings after Zeus blamed them for his affairs.
	+ In Episode 119, Eros reveals that despite being Hera's grandson, Hera and he don't have a close relationship because she sees him as "Aphrodite's wicked spawn." It is never implied if the two were close before.
* In Greek mythology, Hera is described as being incredibly bitter towards Zeus' many mistresses, along with their children by him. Most famously, she is known for being an enemy to the Greek hero and demigod, Heracles, a child of Zeus. Legends tell about her finding ways to cause the demigod misfortune, such as the death of his family or through the Twelve Labours.
* According to the QnA (December 2018 on Webtoons), Hera's favorite drink is a gin and tonic.
* In the original version of episode 119, Hera calls Demeter and Hestia her sisters, but they are not related. The line confused some readers, leading Rachel to clarify on Facebook that "sisters" was "not meant in the classic blood relative way, but to convey a sense of their once-close relationship/bond". To clear up the confusion, the comic was later updated, and "sisters" was changed to "friends".
	+ According to the LINEWEBTOON Facebook page, Metis is the creator of Hera, Demeter and Hestia. This has yet to be confirmed in the comic.
		- Metis was later confirmed to be the creator of all three Goddesses.
* In Volume One of the novelizations, a bonus chapter reveals that Hera rejected the fur coat Hades gifted her because she saw a vision of Hades getting married. Unable to see who the future bride was, she lied and told Hades she didn't like the coat as she felt the coat would be significant for him and his bride in the future.

## Reference

1. ↑ https://open.spotify.com/episode/5HFNmWS6rxgEiiTdxcznDM
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