Hera is the Greek queen of the gods and goddess of marriage, whose myths are largely the story of a bond repeatedly broken by Zeus and repeatedly enforced by her. She is sovereignty and the cost of it, and the myth is honest about how badly she is served.

Tradition · Greek

Correspondences

Planetary Correspondence
Moon
Elemental Correspondence
AirWater
Zodiac Affinity
CancerLibraCapricorn

Offerings

Offerings
PomegranateWineMilkMyrtleCakes

Sacred timing

Sacred Timing
Days
Hours
DawnDusk

Symbols and forms

Alternate Names
Hera Basileia
Gender Expression
Feminine crone
Titles
Queen of HeavenLady of MarriageThe Cow-Eyed
Symbols
PeacockCrownPomegranateCuckooSceptre

Practice

Invocation Approach
Tone
Regal grieving
Address
HeraQueen of HeavenLady of Marriage
Relationship
The queen who holds the bond whatever it costs
Warning
She punishes the woman not the husband which is the oldest injustice in the myth
Resonance
Married women those wronged by a bond
Modern Practice

Hera is called on for marriage, for the protection of women, and for the sovereignty that a queen holds in her own right. Her practice is formal — oaths, offerings, the arrangements of a household — and her wound is real.

Nature and meaning

Domain
MarriageSovereigntyWomenChildbirthOathsKingshipJealousy
Mythology Summary

Hera is the Greek queen of the gods and goddess of marriage, whose myths are largely the story of a bond repeatedly broken by Zeus and repeatedly enforced by her. She is sovereignty and the cost of it, and the myth is honest about how badly she is served.

Details

Secondary Planets
VenusSaturn
Correspondences
Colors
WhiteGoldPeacock bluePomegranate red
Scents
MyrrhRoseMyrtle
Metals
SilverGold
Animals
CowPeacockLionCuckoo

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