Hera

*"You should have thought of that before you slept with that whore."*
―**Hera** to **Zeus** in *Back to Olympus*.
**Hera** is the main antagonist in the first season of the *Blood of Zeus*. As the Queen of the Heavens and wife to Zeus, Hera commands great power and respect. Unable to tolerate her husband's infidelities anymore, Hera ignites a civil war amongst the Pantheon and revives the Giants during her quest for vengeance.

## History

During the Gigantomachy, Zeus saved Hera and the two fell in love. Eventually, they were married and ruled Mount Olympus together thet even had six children which are Ares, Eris, Hephaestus, Eileithyia, Angelos and Hebe. Overtime, however, Zeus proved to be extremely unfaithful and had numerous affairs, resulting in several bastard children with both goddesses and humans.

### Throughout the Series

In "A Call to Arms,"

Hera is shown fighting alongside with the Omlympian fighting the Giants.

In "Past is Prologue,"

Hera learns of Zeus's infideilty and attempts to have Periander kill Electra and Heron usining the Onerioi.

In "The Raid,"

Hera discuesses Electra and Heron with Zeus and says she will kill them. Hera then leads the Demons to Electra by moving Alexia's cape towards her directing the Cerberus being used by the demons for tracking being lead to her. Hera leads the Gods in stopping Zeus from interfering. She then watches with much enjoyment as Seraphim kills Electra in front of Heron.

In "A Monster is Born,"

Hera disgueses herself as Alexia who Seraphim is in pursuit of. Hera later informs Seraphim of his true past.

In "Escape or Die,"

Hera tells Seraphim to retrieve the Admantium sword that Zeus forged for Heron.

In "Back to Olympus,"

Hera leaves Mount Olympus with other gods including Poseidon after Zeus refuses to kill Heron.

In "The Fields of the Dead,"

Hera frees Seraphim and sends to retireve the Cauldron. She then reveals Hermes using sand so Ares can kill him.

In "War for Olympus,"

Hera takes control of the giants and attacks Mount Olympus. Howver while fighting Zeus the lead Giant attacks her, howver Zeus sacrfices himself to save her. Hera then escapes after having her right hand cut in the process of retrieving Zeu's headband by Seraphim by turning into a swarm of Crows.

## Personality

Hera is known to be a headstrong and cunning Olympian. Being the only one of her sisters to wield a blade, she is confident, stubborn, and brace. At the beginning of her marriage, Hera presents a more compassionate and loving side of herself. Showing care for Zeus's title despite his infidelity.

However, over the years, her frustration towards Zeus reached a breaking point. Due to her belief that marriage should be faithful, Hera has great loathing for the mistresses and the illegitimate children of Zeus since they are all concrete evidence of her husband's infidelities. Tired of Zeus taking her for granted, Hera strikes out on her own. She began acting more deceiving and cunning, convincing the other gods to side with her while confronting Zeus about his intervention with the humans. Even though she messed with fate.

Hera is also rather jealous and petty about Zeus's infidelity. Seen by her vengeful spirit against one of Zeus's son, Heron, as well as calling Hermes, Zeus's bastard. Hera also often touched her hair and fixed it when upset and assuming a more fixed demeanor.

## Physical Appearance

Hera has long aubergine hair that is seen to be tied in a braid with gold and silver ribbon weaved in. Hera possesses cyan-blue eyes and is taller than the average human like all the other gods. Hera is incredibly beautiful and seems to appear as a perfect woman, like all the other goddesses. She wears a floor-length pastel purple dress with a deep v neckline laced with golden trims that exposes much of her bust. Her dress has a high slit on the left, revealing her entire leg. Hera also wears jewelry from her royal tiara, armbands, to necklaces, the most prominent is a golden choker decorated with aqua gems and clear ornaments. She is also shown to be wearing the Golden Fleece.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Immortality:** Like all the Greek gods, Hera is seemingly ageless, or at the very least extremely long-lived, and cannot be killed by conventional means.
* **Accelerated Healing:** Hera can rapidly repair damage sustained on her body, but seemingly cannot regrow severed limbs, seeing as Seraphim cut of her right hand.
* **Superhuman Durability:** Hera's body is significantly more durable and resistant to blunt force trauma than an ordinary human's, but she is not invulnerable and can be physically wounded.
* **Superhuman Strength:** Hera seems to possess a level of divine strength.
* **Aerokinesis:** During an argument with Zeus, Hera's anger seemed to incite very strong gusts of winds.
* **Advanced Telekinesis:** During the Gigantomachy, Hera was shown to be able to use telekinesis to attack and restrain the Giants. Her telekinetic aura is colored light purple and normally glows around her hands and the objects she telekinetically manipulates.
	+ **Flight:** Hera is able to move through the air at will, even when in her more humanoid form; which this is derived from her telekinetic powers is currently unknown.
* **Telepathy:** Hera proved she can enter into other minds to project images and memories, doing so in a way to manipulate Seraphim into allying with her.
* **Remote Viewing**: Hera was capable of remotely viewing events happening miles away.
* **Crow Manipulation:** Hera can apparently manipulate and influence crows to do her bidding. This due to actual loyalty on their part as it is one of the animals that are sacred to her.
* **Shapeshifting:** Hera can change her form at will, with a preferred form being a bird. She did, at two separate points, take the forms of Alexia and Hermes. Her shapeshifting skill was sufficient enough to fool Zeus, allowing her to catch him off-guard and stab him in the neck.

## Equipment

* **Hermes' Armband:** (formerly) Hera managed to steal Hermes' armband, allowing her to manipulate the souls of the Giants, releasing or placing them in the Cauldron. After Zeus apparently sacrificed his life to save hers, Hera lost the armband after Seraphim used the bident to cut off her hand.
* **The Cauldron:** (formerly) Hera briefly possessed the Cauldron, an item that held the disembodied souls of the Giants.

## Appearances

#### Season 1

* *A Call to Arms*
* *Past is Prologue*
* *The Raid*
* *A Monster is Born*
* *Escape or Die*
* *Back to Olympus*
* *The Fields of the Dead*
* *War for Olympus*

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