Facts about Hera

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   Cow-eyed, or boōpis, was a common Homeric epithet applied to Hera, reflecting her association with the sacred status of cattle in early Greek religion.

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   The queen of the Olympian gods, Hera was the goddess of marriage, women, and childbirth, and was the sister and wife of Zeus.

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   Ancient Greeks associated Hera with the pomegranate, a fruit symbolizing fertility and marriage that appeared frequently in her religious iconography and temple offerings.

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   Hera's primary temple at Argos, built around 420 BCE, featured a 40-foot tall chryselephantine statue crafted by the sculptor Polyclitus.

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   In ancient Greek mythology, Hera was typically depicted with a peacock, an animal sacred to her that appeared in 47 surviving ancient Greek vase paintings.

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