Hera is the Goddess of marriage; the consort of Zeus. Her symbols are the sceptre, the diaden, and the peacock. Her Roman name is Juno. Hera was the wife of Zeus and Queen of the Olympians. Hera hated the great hero Heracles since he was the son of her husband Zeus and a mortal woman. When he was still an infant, she sent snakes to attack him in his crib. Later she stirred up the Amazons against him when he was on one of his quests.

However she later aided another hero Jason, who would have never reached the Golden Fleece without her. Hera was the reigning female goddess of Olympus because she was the wife of Zeus. Hera took many forms, one of which is a bird. Also Hera's worship is actually older than Zeus'. Hera was worshiped throughout Greece, and the oldest and most temples were consecrated to her.