Hera
Group
Events
- Rhea gives birth to the Olympians
- Cronus swallows his children
- Olympians are vomited up by Cronus
- Hebe is born
- Ilithyia is born
- Ares is born
- Hephaestus thrown out of heaven by Zeus
- Side is cast down into Hades
- The war between the Olympians and the Giants begins
- Hera instructs the Curetes to abduct Epaphus
- Hera persuades the Ilithyias to delay Heracles’ birth
- Eurystheus is born early thanks to Hera’s intervention
- Hera drives Hercules insane
- Hera tricks the Amazons into attacking Hercules
- Hera disperses the cows of Geryon with a gadfly
- Gaia presents Zeus with golden apples on the occasion of his marriage to Hera
- Zeus hangs Hera from Olympus
- Hera tricks Semele into asking Zeus to manifest to her as he appears to Hera
- Hera drives Athamas and Ino insane
- Hera drives Dionysus insane
- Hera sends the Sphinx to Thebes
- Hera and Zeus consult Tiresias about whether men or women enjoy sex more
- Tiresias says women enjoy sex more than men
- Hera blinds Tiresias
- Hera persuades Artemis to kill Callisto
- Ixion tries to rape Hera
- Hera tells Zeus about Ixion’s attempted rape
- Hera, Aphrodite and Athena compete for the title of most beautiful
- Hera promises a kingdom to Paris, Athena promises victory in war, Aphrodite promises Helen
- Hera sends a storm forcing Paris and Helen to stop at Sidon
- Hera makes Menelaus immortal
- Hera raises Thetis
- Hera sends Athena to convince the Greek army to stay in Troy
- Hera gets Achilles to call a meeting
- Hera sends Athena to prevent a fight between Achilles and Agamemnon
- Hera berates Zeus for not telling her what deal exists between him and Thetis
- Zeus tells Hera that she should not pry into matters that don’t concern her
- Hera states that she knows Zeus is making a deal with Thetis in order to help Achilles
- Zeus warns Hera not to meddle in his affairs, which silences her
- Hephaestus advises Hera to stop her quarrel with Zeus
- Hephaestus speaks of how Zeus threw him from Olympus
- Hephaestus’ attempt to cheer up Hera works and the goddess is pacified
- Zeus, Hera, and the rest of the gods go home to bed after feasting
- The Olympian gods watch the conflict in Troy
- Hera and Athena plot against the Trojans
- Hera and Zeus negotiate the eventual fall of Troy
- Hera and Athena lie to Zeus about the cause of Aphrodite’s injury
- Hera and Athena gain Zeus’ permission to enter the battle
- Hera raises the morale of the Argives with a rallying cry
- Hera and Athena return to Mount Olympus
- Hera appeals to Poseidon to help her save the Danaans
- Poseidon reproaches Hera
- Hera inspires Agamemnon to rally the Achaean troops
- Hera asks Athena to join her in helping the Achaeans against Hector
- Athena decides that she and Hera will face Hector in battle for the sake of the Achaeans
- Athena outfits herself for battle and steps into her flaming chariot with Hera
- Iris warns Hera and Athena not to interfere with Zeus’ plans or he will punish them
- Hera and Athena return to Mount Olympus
- Zeus reproaches Hera and Athena
- Hera defends her actions and those of Athena
- Hera sees Poseidon helping the Achaeans
- Hera makes herself look as lovely as possible
- Hera receives love charms from Aphrodite
- Zeus discovers that the Greeks have gained an advantage over the Trojans while he slept
- Zeus realizes that Hera put him to sleep and threatens her with a beating
- Zeus punishes Hera by chaining her the the sky with anvils attached to her feet
- The Olympian gods try unsuccessfully to free Hera from Zeus’ torture
- Zeus throws Hera’s would-be rescuers down to earth
- Hera and Boreas send Hercules to Cos
- Hera swears to Zeus that she did not tell Poseidon to help the Achaeans
- Zeus tells Hera to fetch Iris and Apollo
- Hera returns to Mount Olympus and meets with the Olympian gods
- Hera and Themis discuss Zeus’ mistreatment of Hera
- Hera discusses Zeus’ plan for the Trojan War with the Olympian gods
- Hera reveals that Ares’ son, Ascalaphus, has died in combat
- Hera sends Iris and Apollo to Zeus
- Hera makes the sun set so that the Achaeans receive a break from fighting
- Zeus and Hera discuss her attachment to the Achaeans
- Hera delays Alcmena’s labour
- Hera forces the premature birth of Eurystheus
- Hera tells Zeus about Eurystheus’ birth
- Zeus throws Hera off Mount Olympus in anger
- Hera, Athena, Poseidon, Hermes, and Hephaestus join the Achaean troops in battle
- Hera, Athena, Poseidon, Hermes and Hephaestus withdraw from the battle to the hill of Herakles
- Hera orders Hephaestus to distract Xanthus from his attack on Achilles
- Xanthus swears not to defend the Trojans again
- Hera calls off Hephaestus’s attack on Xanthus
- Hera sees Aphrodite leading Ares from the fray and tells Athena to go after her
- Hera beats Artemis until she runs away weeping
- Hera is furious at the idea of giving Hector equal honour to Achilles
Citations
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 1.5
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 3.1
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 3.5
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 4.1
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 4.3
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 6.2
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 7.4
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.2
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.8
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.16
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.22
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.25
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.28
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 1.3
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 1.4
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 2.2
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 4.5
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 4.8
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 4.12
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.9
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.10
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.11
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 7.1
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 7.7
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 4.3
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.1
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.8
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 6.7
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 8.2
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 13.5
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 1.20
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 2.15
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 3.2
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 3.4
- Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 6.29
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 1, Section 55
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 1, Section 195
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 1, Section 205
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 1, Section 400
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 1, Section 515
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 1, Section 535
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 1, Section 545
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 1, Section 550
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 1, Section 560
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 1, Section 565
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 1, Section 570
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 1, Section 595
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 1, Section 610
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 15
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 30
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 65
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 155
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 4, Section 1
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 4, Section 20
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 4, Section 51
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 381
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 416
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 711
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 719
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 733
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 767
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 814
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 888
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 907
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 7, Section 403
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 198
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 208
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 212
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 350
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 381
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 385
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 397
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 409
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 425
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 438
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 457
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 469
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 484
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 9, Section 252
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 10, Section 328
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 22
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 264
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 13, Section 821
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 14, Section 153
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 14, Section 193
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 14, Section 197
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 14, Section 214
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 14, Section 222
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 14, Section 224
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 14, Section 242
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 14, Section 263
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 14, Section 278
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 14, Section 301
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 14, Section 312
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 14, Section 329
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 14, Section 341
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 14, Section 352
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 1
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 12
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 34
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 47
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 78
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 93
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 100
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 119
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 142
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 149
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 205
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 16, Section 67
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 16, Section 431
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 16, Section 439
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 18, Section 107
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 18, Section 165
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 18, Section 183
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 18, Section 239
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 18, Section 356
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 18, Section 360
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 19, Section 95
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 19, Section 112
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 19, Section 404
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 20, Section 31
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 20, Section 54
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 20, Section 110
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 20, Section 132
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 20, Section 309
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 21, Section 1
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 21, Section 324
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 21, Section 361
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 21, Section 377
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 21, Section 383
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 21, Section 415
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 21, Section 434
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 21, Section 478
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 21, Section 489
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 21, Section 502
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 22
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 55
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 64
- Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 93
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 1.5
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 18.5
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 18.9
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 20.3
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 25.1
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 3.11
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 4.7
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 11.1
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 11.2
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 11.3
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 12.2
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 13.3
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 13.4
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 15.4
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 15.5
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 17.1
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 17.2
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 17.3
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 17.4
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 17.5
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 17.6
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 17.7
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 20.3
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 22.1
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 22.4
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 24.1
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 24.2
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 25.10
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 29.1
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 36.2
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 38.2
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 38.3
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 11.9
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 13.8
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 13.9
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 15.9
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 18.16
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 4, Section 12.6
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 4, Section 27.6
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 11.8
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 13.8
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 14.8
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 15.5
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 15.11
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 16.1
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 16.2
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 16.3
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 16.4
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 16.6
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 17.1
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 19.5
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 20.2
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 6, Section 1.3
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 6, Section 3.15
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 6, Section 3.16
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 6, Section 6.2
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 6, Section 13.1
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 6, Section 24.10
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 7, Section 4.4
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 7, Section 4.7
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 7, Section 5.4
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 7, Section 20.3
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 7, Section 23.9
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 7, Section 25.12
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 3.6
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 9.2
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 9.3
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 18.2
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 22.2
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 23.5
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 26.2
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 31.5
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 31.9
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 37.5
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 46.3
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 2.7
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 3.2
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 3.8
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 11.3
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 25.2
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 34.3
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 39.4
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 39.5
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 5.2
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 30.1
- Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 35.2
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