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Personality [ ]

Hera was shown to be a heavy drinker and an ill-tempered woman when she encountered Kratos on Olympus. Likely due to the effects of the evils from Pandora's Box, Hera displayed traits of Gluttony and Sloth, barely able to stand and lounging while her two stepsons fought each other.
She was furious at Kratos for the damage he was causing to the world, mourning the plants she was unable to protect nor restore. She charged at Kratos during his journey to the Labyrinth, although she was far too weak at that point to inflict any damage, and was easily pushed aside by Kratos. Soon after, her offensive comments about Pandora enrage Kratos to the point where he snaps her neck like a twig, killing her.
Traits that seemed to be a part of her rather than caused by Pandora's Box were her hatred for Zeus' illegitimate children, (interestingly she hated her own son Hephaestus ) and her unwillingness to let Kratos near Pandora. Ironically, Hera seemed to enjoy the idea of Kratos murdering her husband, yet by allowing this to happen, Olympus would fall and the world would be driven to chaos, the very things she blamed Kratos for causing.


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Powers [ ]

“ Look at this! Look at it! They're dying because of you! Everything is dying because of you! The sun is gone! The oceans swallow the land! Disease infect what little remains! I'm doing all I can to keep them alive! But you! Your ruthless murdering of the gods has caused all of this! ” –Hera.

Hera, as a goddess, was immortal and presumably possessed many godly powers , including the power to control and manipulate plants (although in Greek mythology, that role belongs to Demeter). However, the exact abilities Hera may have had are not shown at all, and due to her very quick death, it can be surmised that she was one of the weaker Olympians, at least in this interpretation. It can also be assumed that the death of numerous Olympians (Kratos had already killed Poseidon, Hades, Helios, Hermes, Athena, Ares, Hephaestus, and Thanatos by this point) and the present plague weakened Hera to such an extent that she could be easily killed. It probably did not help that she was drunk and in a state of intense depression. She may have had the ability to teleport, as she was seen at the Olympus' Garden rather quickly while it took Kratos a good while to traverse through the maze.
And because this interpretation of Hera was the Goddess of plant life, her death caused all of the world's plants to wither and die. It may well be that Hera was forced to take over this role from Demeter, who was grieving from the death of her daughter, Persephone. It is known that Demeter grieved when Persephone was forced to leave her to spend time in the Underworld with Hades, so having lost her daughter altogether would have made Demeter inconsolable. However, Demeter never appeared in the series (although she is mentioned several times), so it may be presumed that Hera was given her role.

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Greek Mythology [ ]

In Greek mythology, Hera was the goddess of marriage, protector of women, and Queen of the Gods . Wife to Zeus and also one of the original six Olympian gods, Hera is sister to Zeus, Poseidon , Demeter , Hades , and Hestia as well. As Zeus' wife and queen, Hera was frequently enraged by her husband's constant adulterous escapades, and she often went out of her way to punish his mistresses and illegitimate children. She had a particular hatred of Hercules , and famously orchestrated most of the hardships and tragic events of his life, including his famous Twelve Labors. With her husband Zeus, Hera was the mother of Ares , Eileithyia, Hebe, Drimios and Enyo. Hephaestus was also sometimes called a son of Zeus and Hera, but other accounts say that she gave birth to him without a father after Zeus brought forth Athena seemingly without a mother.
Her Roman Equivalent was Juno .