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HERA
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• HERA (noun)
The noun HERA has 1 sense:
1. queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno
Familiarity information: HERA used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hera; Here
Instance hypernyms:
Greek deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks)
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