Talk:Hera

Someone added ignorant spoof-comments throughout the actual article. I do not know how to edit in wikipedia. Can someone address these?

In the Olympian pantheon of classical Greek Mythology, Hêra (World Book «HIHR uh») (Greek Ἥρα or Ἥρη) was the wife and sister of Zeus. She also presided as goddess of marriage, the patriarchal bond of her own subordination. (Slater 1968):-0

Hera is portrayed as being majestic and solemn, often enthroned and crowned with the polos, the high cylindrical crown worn by several of the Great Goddesses. In her hand she may bear the pomegranate, emblem of fertile blood and death and a substitute for the narcotic capsule of the opium poppy (Ruck and Staples 1994). "Nevertheless, there are memories of an earlier, aniconic representation, as a pillar in Argos and as a plank in Samos" (Burkert 1985 p.131).

In Roman mythology, the consort of Jupiter (Zeus) was Juno.

The name Hera (Ira / Ήρα) comes from the greek word hero (Iroas / Ήρωας).--87.202.138.117 06:43, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

I've seen this too several places so the citation stating that her name isn't derived of greek eíther has to be cited, rewritten or removed, and no matter what the above has to be added to the article. What are thr orgins of hera?

I shall add the following more nuanced text to the article : "The name of Hera, the queen of the gods, admits a variety of mutually exclusive etymologies; one possibility is to connect it with hora, season, and to interpret it as ripe for marriage." So begins the section on Hera in Walter Burkert, Greek Mythology (1985), III.2.2 (p. 131). In a note he records other scholars' arguments "for the meaning Mistfdsgdsij djh hello whata re yoiu doung today then are you okay b=cuase i am. wubu2. dis sit need spicin up a lil. don u upgrade it or somink as a feminine to Heros, Master." Furthermore, A.J. van Windekens, in Glotta 36 (1958) pp 309-11, offers "young cow, heifer", which is consonant with Hera's common epithet boopis, "cow-eyed". E-ra appears in Mycenaean tablets." There's no substitute for having a source at hand, and fully reporting it. --Wetman 17:25, 10 January 2007 (UTC).

• This page needs closer adult supervision. It is vandalized daily.--Wetman 15:35, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

()It needs to talk about how Hera died

Hera Parthenos

This is a great furore about an aspect natural to a goddess of marriage, but quite rarely attested. Can we condense it and make it less polemical? Septentrionalis PMAnderson 04:57, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

I hope any "furore" can be confined to Talk instead! It's the same length as the chatter about Tiresias, in which Hera plays a merely anecdotal role that says nothing of her nature, history or cult; Hera Parthenos was not previously even hinted at, so can't genuinely be that obvious; and it has a reference to support almost each statement so as not to be plastered with "". It doesn't suit one's Edith-Hamilton memories of Hera, does it? why not apply a POV label?--Wetman 06:28, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Edith Hamilton? Please. Do consult my contributions. I have cited Edith Hamilton only to show that Fallmerayer's nonsense on the extinction of the Ancient Greeks was notable. But I think this can be dealt with with recasting, and a change of title. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 22:40, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

• We still need a reference for "practices". Farnell should serve. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 23:16, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

GA On Hold

I have placed this article on hold for the main reason that this article, while very thorough and complete (nice job!), does not adequately cite sources. It has many sections with several unreferenced sources. Since Hera plays a major part in mythology, it shouldn't be too hard to find good sources about the information here. When you have finished, or if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at my talk page. Cheers, Corvus coronoides 14:18, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

GA Failed

Due to a week being up, I failed this article's GA because I feel it still needs more referencing to be up to GA standards. I did notice the work that was done, and commend you for it. Good job! Cheers, Corvus coronoides _talk 17:13, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

omg, you gotta be kidding me! lol jk —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.8.70.79 (talk) 21:48, August 23, 2007 (UTC)

Uh, weirdness in second paragraph

Portrayed as majestic llll and solemn

Emphasis mine. What?! --75.7.9.106 01:37, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Hera, Heros

Wiktionary states the following instead of this,

for the meaning Mistress as a feminine to Heros, Master." Furthermore, A.J. van Windekens.

Wiktionary says heros has more a meaning of protector, or at the Latin etymology demi-god. Hera is a full god so, shouldn't it be translated with protectress? (according to Wikt.) Mallerd 15:16, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

IPA

Why is the IPA pronunciation given using the modern Greek pronunciation and not the accepted classical one? We're using the ancient greek accents, so there should be no question about which pronunciation should be used. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.186.95.237 (talk) 05:21, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Removed semi-protection template

The well-named DumbBOT has removed the semi-protection template from this article, publically announcing in the edit summary "removing a protection template from a non-protected page." In other words, "let the vandalism begin!" Check the page history following December 14 to see whether I was right or not. --Wetman (talk) 19:45, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

In popular culture

"In the computer game Zeus: Master of Olympus, the player cannot build a temple to Hera, unlike the other major Greek gods; she in fact is not really mentioned in the game at all. She does, however, appear in the supplement/sequel, Poseidon."

Why exactly is there a mention of a computer game where Hera was not present? TV4Fun (talk) 21:36, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Passing references or the jejune report that Hera appears here or there, add nothing to the reader's understanding of Hera: that is the test of relevance. Irrelevancies are deleted on a regular basis, here and elsewhere. Do it yourself. And log in!--Wetman (talk) 10:27, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

What is this sentence supposed to mean?

Earlier sanctuaries, whose dedication is less secure, were of the Mycenaean type called "house sanctuaries".--Filll (talk | wpc) 21:21, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Polis

Okay, so I added Hera's Polis as Argos, which according to websites she won over Poseidon. Any people willing to debate this are free to do so, adding other patron cities to the heading:

Polis =

Too if they want. Calamitas-92 (talk) 09:50, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Dione

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The Dione ( [[Dione]] ) link needs to be replaced with Dione (mythology) ( [[Dione (mythology)|Dione]] ) - 58.8.15.66 (talk) 09:10, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

 Done Celestra (talk) 14:49, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

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