- "You were great during the war when there was reason to be. Time to be great again!"
- ―Hera to Zeus in Brothers' Journey.
Hera is the goddess of marriage, wife and sister of Zeus, and the queen of Olympus. She is also the sister of Hestia, Demeter, Hades, and Poseidon the half-sister of Chiron, and the mother of Ares, Hephaestus, Enyo and Pasithea. Hera commands power and respect as the Queen of the Heavens. Unable to tolerate her husband's numerous infidelities anymore, Hera ignites a civil war amongst the Pantheon and revives the Giants during her quest for vengeance.
History[]
During the Gigantomachy, Zeus saved Hera, and the two fell in love. Eventually, they were married and ruled Mount Olympus together. After defeating Typhon, Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades drew lots to determine who rules the Heavens, the seas, and the Underworld, respectively, with the ruler of the heavens receiving the Eleusinian Stone and becoming the King of the Gods. Before the drawing, Hera approached Poseidon and explained her intent to manipulate it so that Zeus would be King, seeing him as the best suited for the role. Poseidon agreed, and the plan went off successfully, with Zeus ruling the heavens, Poseidon ruling the seas, and Hades ruling the Underworld.
Hera and Zeus went on to have four children, Ares, Enyo, Hephaestus and Pasithea. Over time, however, Zeus proved to be extremely unfaithful and had numerous affairs, resulting in several bastard children with both goddesses and humans. Dealing with the numerous affairs slowly drove Hera mad.
Throughout the Series[]
Season 1[]
In A Call to Arms, Hera is shown fighting alongside the Olympian fighting the Giants.
In Past is Prologue, Hera learns of Zeus's infidelity and attempts to have Periander kill Electra and Heron using the Oneiroi.
In The Raid, Hera discusses Electra and Heron with Zeus and says she will kill them. Hera then leads the Demons to Electra by moving Alexia's cape towards her, directing the Cerberus being used by the demons for tracking being led to her. Hera leads the Gods in stopping Zeus from interfering. She then watches with much enjoyment as Seraphim kills Electra before Heron.
In A Monster is Born, Hera disguised herself as Alexia, whom Seraphim is pursuing. Hera later informs Seraphim of his true past, altering the details of the vent so that she seems benevolent.
In Escape or Die, Hera tells Seraphim to retrieve the Adamantium sword that Zeus forged for Heron.
In Back to Olympus, Hera leaves Mount Olympus with other gods, including Poseidon, after Zeus refuses to kill Heron.
In The Fields of the Dead, Hera frees Seraphim and sends him to retrieve the Cauldron. She then reveals Hermes using sand so Ares can kill him.
In War for Olympus, Hera takes control of the giants and attacks Mount Olympus. While fighting Zeus, the lead Giant attacks her; however, Zeus sacrifices himself to save her. Hera escapes after having her right hand cut by Seraphim while retrieving Zeus's headband, turning into a swarm of Crows.
Season 2[]
In A Shadow Emerges, Hades mentions Hera for underestimating him during his war with Zeus. She's then seen as a visual when the Giants head toward the land as she and her allies seek to confront them.
She later appears amid the war between her and Zeus' armies at Olympus.
In Winter is Born, Hephaestus mentions Hera as the only one who openly opposed Zeus.
In Funeral Games, Hera reappears during Ares's duel with Heron, stepping in to stop Ares from killing Heron. Repentant over her former action, Hera urges the gods to stop fighting amongst each other and promises to leave Olympus in exile as long as she is allowed to stay for Zeus's funeral.
In Judgement Day, in the Underworld, while Zeus is being judged, Hades reveals that Hera had manipulated the slots so that Zeus would rule the heavens and get the Eleusinian Stone. Hera proclaims that she did it for the betterment of Olympus, and Poseidon agrees with her and reveals that she had told her of his plan and that he had supported it.
In The Three Trials, Hera appears before the battle between the gods and attempts to convince them to work out their differences more calmly. When she cannot stop the two infuriated armies of gods, she exits the battlefield and watches as her fellow gods tear each other apart. Later on in the fight, Hera walks through the carnage of battle and attempts to help the injured Ares, but her path becomes blocked by Heron's enhanced power. The rest of the gods witness Heron contemplate killing Hera, with the goddess herself doing nothing to stop her fate. However, the shock came to her when the man she had started a war over refused to kill her and agreed with Hera's earlier statement that there should be peace among the gods. Hera witnessed Hades stabbing Heron in the heart, killing him, and Gaia rose from the ground in fury. Hera could only watch in horror as the Earth Goddess released the titan she and her siblings had spent so long trying to keep imprisoned Typhon.
Season 3[]
In Hades' Choice, Hera approaches the morose Demeter, who mourned the loss of her daughter, and offers her condolences. She then asks if she knows where Zeus is being held captive, as Kronos has been set free and Hades has been captured.
In Hellebore, Hera witnesses Hephaestus and Ares' deaths, who refuse to disclose Zeus' location to Kronos. She later disguises herself as Aeacus and leads to what was supposed to be Zeus' location, but was where the real Aeacus was left in, and makes her escape after Kronos and Atlas attack her. She later appears before Demeter and Zeus as he was about to be put in a safe place.
In The Tower of the Winds, Hera visits the cave of Brontes, requesting the Giant Cyclops, Brontes, to forge a new Bident that'll allow Zeus to escape the Underworld. However, Brontes cannot forge a bident with such a capability, as he can make it look and feel like the Bident she wants, but only Hephaestus can do that. Hera would say that Hephaestus was dead, and his death, along with several other factors, made Hera realize her faults and become more humble. Still, Brontes remarks that her newfound humility is ironic as Hephaestus once repulsed her.
In Land of the Dead, Hera appears before Seraphim and Heron at the entryway to the Underworld, after speaking with Evios and Alexia. She begs Seraphim and Heron to join her in stopping Kronos, who is unleashing chaos into the world, and ultimately, they agree.
Eventually, the Olympian Gods confront the Titans, and Kronos gives them several offers to side with him. He also extends his offer to Heron and Seraphim, whom has Gorgo in his possession.
In A Champion's Challenge, Seraphim shows interest in joining Kronos after he revealed he has Gorgo in his possession. Heron tries to stop him, and Hera restrains him with her magic, but Heron signals her to release him, and she does.
To mediate the rising tension, Hera proposes a Battle of Champions between the Titans and the Olympian Gods, and it was agreed upon with Seraphim and Heron representing their side. On the Titan side, Kronos and Typhon represented their side.
On the day of the battle, Hera commences the battle and during it signals Heron that they need more time. Ultimately, Heron sacrifices himself to defeat Typhon, and Seraphim lands the finishing blow against Kronos.
Eventually, Hera attends a ceremony with the other Olympian Gods, honoring those who died during the reemergence of the Titans.
Physical Appearance[]
Hera has long, aubergine hair that is often seen tied in a braid with gold and silver ribbons woven in. Hera possesses cyan-blue eyes and is taller than the average human, like all the other gods. Hera is incredibly beautiful and appears to be a perfect woman, like all the other goddesses. She wears a floor-length, pastel purple dress with a deep V-neckline, laced with golden trims, that exposes much of her bust. Her dress has a high slit on the left, revealing her entire leg. Hera also wears jewelry, from her royal tiara to armbands and necklaces, the most prominent being a golden choker decorated with aqua gems and clear ornaments. She is also depicted wearing the Golden Fleece. After losing her right arm, Hera now has a notable stump extending past her wrist, which is then covered with a golden prosthesis crafted by Hephaestus.
Personality[]
Hera is known to be a headstrong and cunning Olympian. Being the only one of her sisters to wield a blade, she is confident, stubborn, and brave. At the beginning of her marriage, Hera presents a more compassionate and loving side of herself. Showing care for Zeus's title despite his infidelity.
However, her frustration towards Zeus reached a breaking point over the years. Due to her belief that marriage should be faithful, Hera has great loathing for the mistresses and the illegitimate children of Zeus since they are all concrete evidence of her husband's infidelities. Tired of Zeus taking her for granted, Hera strikes out alone. She began acting more deceptively and cunningly, convincing the other gods to side with her while confronting Zeus about his intervention with the humans, despite having tampered with fate.
Hera is also rather jealous and petty about Zeus's infidelity. This is evident in her vengeful spirit against one of Zeus's sons, Heron, and her characterization of Hermes as Zeus' bastard. Hera also often touched her hair, fixed it when upset, and assumed a more fixed demeanor. Hera contradicts her position as the goddess of women in how she blames and punishes Zeus's lovers and children for Zeus's infidelity, when some (but not all) of Zeus's lovers did not know Zeus was wooing them. As such, her umbrage, while justified against Zeus, is cruel and spiteful towards the women Zeus bedded and the children he sired.
During the Funeral Games, Hera is shown to have come to regret her previous actions. Having forgiven Zeus for his latest affair, she extends an olive branch to her estranged kin, even going so far as to save Heron (whom she previously despised) from Ares, and vows to exile herself for the next millennium as penance for inciting war. Hera shows great shame over what she has done, as shown when she was ashamed of herself when Gaia called her out for bringing death and war upon her own home and taking Zeus’s mistakes and failings to the other extreme.
With the release of Typhon and then the Titans, and then Hera learns humility, patience, and forgiveness, especially after the the deaths of her sons, Ares and Hephaestus, leaving her especially ashamed and remorseful of her cruel treatment of Hephaestus after Brontes reprimanded her for having scorned her son since the day he was born. Upon approaching Electra, asking her why Zeus had loved her more than he had his own wife, Hera realizes something she'd overlooked about her husband, something Electra was able to see: She'd loved Zeus as a person, not as a god or a king, whereas Hera had never supported Zeus as a person, only pressuring him to be what he had to be regarding his position as the king of the gods. Upon reuniting with Zeus again, Hera was deeply remorseful for all that had happened and humbled when Zeus assured her he'd already forgiven her yet understood if she could not him. Putting that aside, Hera reminded Zeus they, the Olympian gods, needed to come together as they once did before, that it was "time to be great again".
Hera even made peace with Heron and, to a lesser extent, Seraphim, convincing them to ally with her and the other gods against Kronos and the titans.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Olympian Deity Physiology: Hera possesses the conventional superhuman physical attributes of an Olympian god. However, as the queen of Olympus, some of her powers are greater than those of most Olympians, such as:
- Immortality: Like all the Greek gods, Hera is seemingly ageless, or at the very least extremely long-lived, and cannot be killed by conventional means.
- Immense Strength: Hera seems to possess a level of divine strength.
- Immense Durability: Hera's body is significantly more durable and resistant to blunt force trauma. As the Queen of Olympus, Hera can survive multiple blows from foes with limited damage, but she is not invulnerable and can be physically wounded.
- Enhanced Agility: Hera possesses extreme agility, that allowed her to dodge Kronos attacks and flee at impressive speeds in her raven form.
- Accelerated Healing: Hera can rapidly repair damage sustained on her body, but seemingly cannot regrow severed limbs, seeing as Seraphim cut off her right hand.
- Potent Telekinesis: During the Gigantomachy, Hera was shown to be able to use telekinesis to attack and restrain the Giants. Hera had the power to move and manipulate objects with her mind. She could lift incredibly heavy objects such as large boulders and the corpses of the Giants and could emit great amounts of raw force that could stun divine opponents and shatter the earth. She could even emit enough binding force to completely stop the likes of Seraphim from moving. Using telekinesis, Hera produced a light-purple glowing aura around her hands and whatever object she was grasping.
- Aerokinesis: During an argument with Zeus, Hera's anger seemed to incite very strong gusts of winds.
- Flight: Hera can move through the air at will, even when in her more humanoid form.
- Crow Manipulation: Hera can apparently manipulate and influence crows to do her bidding. This is due to their loyalty, as crows are sacred to her.
- Supernatural Vision: Hera, as a God of Olympus, possessed eyesight far superior to that of any ordinary human. She could see objects or people on the surface of Greece from atop Mount Olympus despite the mountain resting high above the clouds.
- Telepathy: Hera proved she could enter into other minds to project images and memories, doing so in a way to manipulate Seraphim into allying with her.
- Shapeshifting: Hera can change her form at will, with a bird-preferred form. At two separate points, she took the forms of Alexia and Hermes. Her shapeshifting skill was sufficient to fool Zeus, allowing her to catch him off-guard and stab him in the neck.
- Flora Manipulation (possibly): It is possible Hera possesses botanokinetic powers to some level, as the gods suspected she would be behind the spread of parasitic spores.
- Pyrokinesis: On some occasions, her shapeshifting result in flames all around.
Abilities[]
Master Combatant: Hera is a fair hand-to-hand combatant. She is also a cunning strategist and manipulator.
Equipment[]
- Hermes' Armband (formerly): Hera managed to steal Hermes' armband, allowing her to manipulate the souls of the Giants, releasing or placing them in the Cauldron. After Zeus apparently sacrificed his life to save hers, Hera lost the armband after Seraphim used the bident to cut off her hand.
- The Cauldron: (formerly) Hera briefly possessed the Cauldron, an item that held the disembodied souls of the Giants.
- Prosthetic Arm: After Hera lost her right forearm to the Giants, Hephaestus secretly forged for her a prosthetic in order help her, but he never got the chance to give it to her before his death and destruction of his soul. As such, during the funeral for Hephaestus and Ares, a servant approached Hera with the prosthetic, informing her that it was crafted by Hephaestus. Heartbroken by the loss of her son, and guilt-ridden for having mistreated him all his life, Hera accepted the gift with shame and humility, so that it would serve as a constant reminder of her wrongs to her son, and to be better than she was before.
Relationships[]
Zeus[]
Zeus is Hera's husband; however, although they were happy for a long time, Zeus began to have affairs with women, both mortal and immortal, and had children out of wedlock, which greatly infuriated Hera, as she had always remained faithful to him. At the same time, he continued to cheat on her repeatedly.
Hera never understood why Zeus cheated on her so often or if he ever genuinely loved her, since he made her feel like she was not enough for him, despite how much she always supported him. When Zeus sacrificed himself to save her, she finally began to forgive him for his last love affair. After speaking with Electra and learning how and why Electra and Zeus loved each other, and how Hera discover had failed in her own way to support Zeus as a person or husband and only pressured him on how he must be as the king of the gods and nothing else.
Ares[]
Ares is Hera's son, among her most favored children, for his handsomeness, his talents, and his power, especially since Ares is loyal to his mother over his father Zeus. Ares sided with his mother when Hera instigated a civil war between the Olympian gods, but after Zeus sacrificed himself to save her Hera curbed Ares' behavior and tried to guide him to make peace with the other Olympians.
When Ares died at the hands of Typhon, Hera later watched helplessly as her father, Kronos, destroyed Ares' soul by throwing him into the Abyss.
Hera sorrowfully attended the funeral of her sons, Ares and Hephaestus, informing the other gods that they would never see her sons again, but swore they would not let their deaths be in vain.
Hermes[]
Leto[]
Leto was one of Zeus' many mistresses, and Hera was jealous of their affair. According to Apollo, she tried to kill Leto.
Hephaestus[]
Hephaestus was one of Hera's children, but unlike the others she bore, such as Ares and Enyo, Hephaestus was not born a beautiful or handsome babe. Something for which Hera scorned him despite Hephaestus being her own son. Though Hephaestus would prove his strength, talent, ingenuity, and brilliance as a master of the forge, Hera never gave him the credit he deserved nor the love she should have.
Only after Hephaestus' physical death, and then the destruction of his soul at the hands of Kronos, did Hera find remorse and regret by the loss of her son, that she came to Olympus to join in the mourning of Hephaestus and Ares, and found shame when an attendant delivered to her a prosthetic arm Hephaestus had made for her prior to his death.
Approaching Brontes for help, the giant cyclops rightfully reprimanded Hera for having scorned her own child all his life for the pettiest of reasons and was unmoved by her tears of shame, and Hera couldn't speak even one word in response because, as deeply as his words cut, Hera knew that everything Brontes said about her was the truth.
Appearances[]
Season 1[]
- A Call to Arms
- Past is Prologue
- The Raid
- 'A Monster is Born
- Escape or Die
- Back to Olympus
- The Fields of the Dead
- War for Olympus
Season 2[]
- A Shadow Emerges (mentioned)
- Funeral Games
- Judgement Day
- The Three Trials
Gallery[]
See also[]
| Blood of Zeus | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Heron • Zeus • Hera • Seraphim • Electra • Alexia • Evios • Kofi • Ariana • Hermes • Apollo • Ares • Poseidon • Hades |
| Species | Human • Demon • God • Titan • Giant • Wraith • Centaur |
| Items | Cauldron • Hades' Bident • Adamantium Sword |
| Location(s) | Olympus • Underworld • Corinth |
| Season 1 | (Episodes: A Call to Arms • Past is Prologue • The Raid • A Monster is Born • Escape or Die • Back to Olympus • The Fields of the Dead • War for Olympus) |
| Season 2 | (Episodes: A Shadow Emerges • Weights & Measures • Winter is Born • Funeral Games • Judgement Day • Crossing Paths • The Hidden Realm • The Three Trials) |
| Season 3 | (Episodes: A Breath Before Dying • Hades' Choice • Hellebore • Brothers' Journey • The Head of the Maenads • The Tower of the Winds • Land of the Dead • A Champion's Challenge) |