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As the wife (and sister) of Zeus, Hera is the patron of marriage. She is also known as Juno (Roman). She has no unique attributes in iconography and so can only be identified by context or inscription.

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Images

Ancient Sources

• Judgement of Paris: Image
  Ivory comb, ca 600 BC, MM

• Hera and Zeus: Overview, Detail
  Sophilos, 580 BC, MM

• Hera holding a small horse: Image
  6th century BC, MM

• Cheramyes Hera: Large image, 50% image
  Hera of Samos, ca 560 BC, AS

• Judgement of Paris: Image
  Antimenes Painter, ca 530 BC, MM

• Hera seated: Overview, Detail
  Info, Late Archaic

• Hera and Nike: Overview, Detail
  Info, Late Archaic

• Hera and Prometheus: Image
  Douris, ca 490-480 BC, MM

• Hera unveiling herself to Zeus: Image
  Temple of Hera at Selinus, ca 470-460 BC, AS

• Punishment of Ixion: Image
  Amphitrite Painter, ca 450 BC, MM

• Return of Hephaistos to Olympos: Overview, Detail
  Info, Classical

• Nike, Hera, & Zeus: Large image, 50% image
  Parthenon: Athens, ca 438-432 BC, AS

• Marriage of Heracles and Hebe: Overview, Detail
  Info, Late Classical

• Coin: Obverse
  Info, Late Classical

• Coin: Obverse
  Info, Late Classical

Later Representations in Art

• Judgement of Paris: Image
  Cranach, Lucas, 1508, MM

• Judgement of Paris: Image
  Rubens, Peter Paul, 1635-1637, MM

• Juno: Image
  Rembrandt, Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1660-1665, MM

Also see Hera texts.

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