Who is Hera's favorite child?

In contrast with Hephaestus, Ares, a son of Hera and Zeus, is favored by Hera because he "seems to represent everything that Hephaestus is not allowed to be” (Slater, 202).
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What did Hera love?

Hera loved the Greek city-state of Argos and when she would come to Earth, she spent much of her time there. Temples and statues dedicated to Hera stood all over ancient Greece. She was also the protector of married women. During the great Trojan War, Hera sided with the Greeks because of her jealousy toward Aphrodite.
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Who was the favorite child of Zeus?

Athena is also the favorite child of Zeus, being allowed to carry his Aegis, or armor, into battle.
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Did Hera and Zeus have any kids together?

Hera and Zeus had a glorious wedding night? one that lasted 300 years. Zeus and Hera had three children together: Ares, the god of war; Hebe, a perpetually youthful beauty; and Eileithyia, the goddess of childbirth.
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Who was the ugliest god?

Hephaestus. Hephaestus is the son of Zeus and Hera. Sometimes it is said that Hera alone produced him and that he has no father. He is the only god to be physically ugly.
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Who is Zeus's favorite child?



Who did Zeus cheat on Hera with?

Zeus took another lover, the mortal Semele, after he saw her sacrifice a bull in his honor. Zeus visited Semele often and she became pregnant. Hera discovered Zeus's infidelity, worked to befriend Semele, and tricked her into asking Zeus to show himself in all his glory, knowing that mortals cannot look upon the gods.
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Who was Poseidon's favorite son?

Poseidon's favorite demigod son, Percy Jackson, was noted to be nearly the spitting image of his father, with the same black hair, sea-green eyes, and brooding look.
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Who does Zeus love most?

Zeus fell in love with Io and seduced her under a thick blanket of cloud to keep Hera from learning of it. But Hera was no fool; she flew down from Olympus, dispersed the cloud, and found Zeus standing by a white heifer, who of course was Io.
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Who was Zeus favorite wife?

Hera. The most famous wife of Zeus is Hera. She was his principal wife and the Queen of heaven.
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Who was Hera's true love?

Once the festivities came to an end, Zeus and Hera had a glorious wedding night that lasted a staggering 300 years. Together, the two love birds had three children: Ares the god of war, Eileithyia, the goddess of childbirth and Hebe, the goddess of youth.
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Who did Hera fear?

No single myth identifies who Hera fears; however, she shows a deep resentment and jealousy toward the women with whom Zeus is unfaithful and she...
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Did Hera have any lovers?

Hera and Semele

For example, she tricked Semele into forcing her lover – which she knew was Zeus – to reveal himself before her in all his glory.
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Does Hera have a child in Percy Jackson?

Because Hera is the goddess of marriage, she must maintain her marriage with Zeus. Thus, she has no demigod children.
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Did Hera and Athena get along?

Athena was the patron goddess of heroic endeavor; she was believed to have aided the heroes Perseus, Heracles, Bellerophon, and Jason. Along with Aphrodite and Hera, Athena was one of the three goddesses whose feud resulted in the beginning of the Trojan War.
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How many demigod children did Zeus?

Zeus also had six children which include Artemis, Apollo, Hermes, Athena, Ares, and Aphrodite.
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Did Hera seduce Kronos?

Hera is Kronos's daughter-in-law and once, his fake lover. During the war, Zeus and Hera came up with a plan to be able to defeat Kronos. This plan involved Hera seducing Kronos, gaining his trust, and slowly poisoning him over time.
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Who does Zeus fear?

The answer is simple: he was afraid of making Nyx angry. This story is unique because Zeus usually is not afraid of angering the other gods or goddesses.
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Does Hera divorces Zeus?

Hera is the goddess of family. By divorcing Zeus she would be breaking her own family further apart, therefore creating rifts between her children and the other gods and demigods. By refusing to divorce zeus, she is setting an example: she is the queen of the gods, and he the King.
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Who did Athena fall in love with?

HEPHAESTUS LOVES : ATHENA & GAEA. Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.
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Does Poseidon still love Sally?

This ability led Sally to catch a glimpse of Poseidon's trident on the beach one summer, giving her an instant conversation starter with the Greek god of the sea. Smitten by her intelligence and kindness, Poseidon still considers Sally one of his favorite mortals to this day.
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Who is Zeus most famous son?

1. Apollo: Zeus' Best-Known Son. Of all the sons Zeus fathered, Apollo is perhaps the best known. Apollo was conceived during an illicit affair between Zeus and Leto (Zeus was married to Hera at the time), along with a twin sister named Artemis.
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How many times did Hera get cheated on?

Notes. Zera is a highly disliked couple. Since the PJO series, many hate Hera. Zeus has cheated on Hera over a hundred times.
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How did Zeus seduce her?

One day, Zeus turned himself into a swan and came to Leda for protection against an eagle. He then seduced her (in some poems and artworks, it's depicted as rape). She became pregnant and laid two eggs (because why not?).
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Did Hades cheat on Persephone?

Hades did not make any of his extramarital affairs a secret. Typically, his affairs would not bother Persephone, but when Minthe arrogantly bragged that she was more beautiful than Persephone and that she would win Hades back, Persephone took revenge. Persephone turned Minthe into what we know today as the mint plant.
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