In Greek mythology, she is queen of the twelve Olympians and Mount Olympus, sister and wife of Zeus, and daughter of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. Hḗrā Ἥρη, Hḗrē in Ionic and Homeric Greek) is the goddess of marriage, women and family, and the protector of women during childbirth. In ancient Greek religion, Hera ( / ˈ h ɛr ə, ˈ h ɪər ə/ Greek: Ἥρα, translit.
