Hera
In Greek mythology, Hera, the daughter of Cronos and Rhea, was queen
of the Olympian gods. She was worshiped as the goddess of marriage,
women, and childbirth; her sacred emblems were the apple,
pomegranate and peacock. Hera's marriage to Zeus, king of the gods, was troubled by his many
infidelities. Some of the best-known Greek myths deal with the
jealous Hera's persecution of women loved by her husband. In the
Trojan war, Hera favored the
Greeks because the Trojan prince Paris
slighted her by naming Aphrodite the
most beautiful of the goddesses. In Roman mythology, Hera was
identified with Juno. 