Hera is the goddess of women, birth and marriage. Her equivalent in Roman mythology is Juno. She is the sister and consort of Zeus and sister to Hades, Poseidon, Demeter and Hestia. The eldest of her sisters, she was swallowed by her father Cronus but was freed by Zeus.
Hera has shown much jealousy and hatred towards the children of Zeus by other mortal women. A well known example of this is when she sent two serpents to murder the infant Heracles in his sleep but he killed them with his incredible strength.
Peacock feathers are sacred to Hera.
