Post by Hera&Morpheus on Dec 17, 2007 2:07:53 GMT -5
{ HERA;; Juno}
The Basics
Name: Hera
Race: Goddess
Age: Even though a woman never admits her age, her mortal appearances is early twenties..In actuallity, well, we won't remind her.
Height: 6'2
Hair Color and Eye Color:
Make Us Love You
Likes:
Dislikes:
Habits: {Good or bad. You know, something like they bite their nails or hum when skipping through snow.}
Personality:
Due to being born and raised in an extremely powerful to say the least family, Hera was raised to hold the position she does today. She speaks to others with the utmost respect, even to the people she doesn’t necessarily like. She picked up a habit of not speaking unless spoken to or unless she finds it dire to speak because her mother taught her that children should be seen and not heard. This is not to say she is shy. Actually, she's far from being shy. She possesses rather nice social skills, and she likes speaking to others when they decide to strike up a conversation, especially when said conversation is actually based upon intelligence or at least a mutual interest. However, she is usually not one to do the actual striking up, though.
Hera is civil to people she encounters; she does not go out of her way to be rude to people. People often look at her and assume she’s rude, but truthfully, the words out of her mouth are not always hurtful [Yeah, there's a bit of niceness in her]. She has plenty to offer in platonic relationships, especially since she is altruistic and always gives more than she takes. Being dependable, she makes for a good shoulder to cry on and an excellent keeper of secrets. Comforting people comes naturally to her, and she is always there to offer advice to those in need. She’s usually aware of other peoples’ feelings and is quick to show sympathy or kindness to anyone who is appearing down about something. However, she doesn’t go around showing this trait off to everyone, and you most certainly won’t see her stop in her tracks to help a stranger out. Instead, it’s reserved for the people she cares for on some level, viewing them as the closest thing she has to best friends. She can feed someone’s ego like no one’s business and consol just as well. Truth is the best policy with her, but her criticism towards friends is never outright insulting or biting. Instead, it’s with gentle firmness and usually with a soft smile. It’s both hard to gain and lose Hera's trust. Once a friend, always a friend, unless some incredible backstabbing takes place. However, to people who do not possess her friendship, they’re often faced with an emotionally detached woman who has much more important things to do than entertain silly notions and even sillier people.
Sarcasm and this woman often go hand in hand. Half of the words out of her mouth are sarcastic in nature. She also possesses quick wits and an ability to think swiftly on her feet that generally give people a good laugh. She tends to make cunning and swift perceptions, especially of absurd things, and ends up voicing these outloud--not the best dinner conversationalist as you can imagine.
Rational is a key trait of her personality. Everything she does has a purpose, and she has a habit of thinking things thoroughly before acting. Most certainly is “brash” not a part of her dictionary, and anything done in a hurried speed is not good enough. She will plan things out before doing anything, believing fully in the 'look before you leap' theory and will cover every possibility in her plans. However, one major flaw with this is her inability to make decisions on a whim, and she even struggles to make decisions even after dedicating a lot of time to the problem. Hera is a logical thinker and is better with facts and figures; she is fully capable of getting you from point a to point b with clear, concise instructions. [/ul]
Family;; Keeps Us Insane
Parents: Cronus and Rhea
Siblings: Hestia, Demeter, Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon
Family Dynamics:
She was sick of being the obedient sister; adoring wife as well.
When it comes to the women, there is no doubt she is far more approving of them than the others. Perhaps it's because they feared her that did it...Oh yes, her sister loved her out of fear. They had seen her wrath imposed on those around them, and Zeus help them, they didn't want her turning against them anytime soon. Not that she would, Hera has higher morals than that, but lately she has seen it as a great possibility to banish them off somewhere..They're becoming annoying to her, and that had never been a good idea. [/ul]
History:
---afterthoughts;;
There are varied stories on how the deity couple were married. In the ceremony of their marriage, the oldest tradition takes place in the Garden of Hesperides, which was the mystical symbol of fertility. This story said that Gaia gave Hera golden apples of the Hesperides . Hera, also known as Mother Earth in this story, found the apples so beautiful that she planted them in her garden on the shores of the ocean. The Iliad places the couple on the summit of Mount Ida in Phrygia. Other traditions place the mystic marriage in Euboea, where the god and goddess landed when they came from crete. The gods had faith in their marriage and believed that it would be long standing. Zeus and Hera had secretly coupled for several days before the ceremony while Cornus was still the ruler of the universe, before the war against the Titans. Other traditions place the marriage in Euboa, where the gods and goddesses landed when they arrived from Crete. As the first lawfully wedded wife among the gods, she was placed as the proectress of the deity of wives.
Hera cared for her beauty carefully. She went to bathe every year in the spring Canathus as Nauplia and renewed her virginity in the mystical waters. She was known as the "white armed goddess" and was irresistible when she fragranced her body with a lotion so sweet that it filled the whole universe with its fragrance. Athene had woven her a robe with art and she wore her earrings with three tear-dropped clusters, the robe clasped at her breast with a golden pin, and a white veil draping from her head, even Zeus could not resist saying "Never has my love for goddess or mortal so flooded my senses and filled my heart!"
Hera is queen of Olympus, sister and wife of Zeus, daughter of Cronis and Rhea, and mother of Ares, Hebe, Hephaestus, and Eileitha. As the eldest daughter of Cronus and Reah, Zeus was deemed to give her respect. Hera was associated with Zeus's sovereignty and became the chief feminine deity of Olympus. She sat on a golden thrown beside her husband and when she entered the congregation of all the gods, they all rose in reverence to her. On Olympus. Her marriage to Zeus had been the occasion of great rejoicing. All the Immortals had taken part in the procession and the Fates themselves had chanted the hymeneal chorus.
Hera depends a lot on Aphrodite, who is herself subject to her own law as she authorizes enforcement. On the pediment of marriage is inscribed the figure of Hera, "The Perfected One", in a stern, reigning figure. Her perfection does not come from her status as Zeus's wife, but from her exclusive competence in all that the word "telos" implies for a women. Hera was associated with Zeus because of their marriage was celebrated by all the gods in the legends. The power was viewed to be given to the bride, and not the husband. One cult went as far as to cal Zeus "Hera's Zeus"
Hera was not the first wife of Zeus. His first wife was Metis, goddess of wisdom. Hesoid believed that she knew more things than the gods and men put together. Themis was Zeus's second wife. She was the law that regulated both physical and moral order. Even after she was replaced by Hera, Themis continued to remain near Zeus as an advisor, and was always revered on Olympus. She was Zeus's official consort; her rage however, was a result of the dramatics that took place throughout their marriage.
In her role as the first lady of Olympus, she has an extremely difficult temper as she is always angered by Zeus's infidelities. She had always been filled with hatred and jealousy of her mate's children by others as well as her husband's infidelities. Zeus was not a faithful spouse and his many infidelities kept Hera in a constant rage. She often sought revenge with the bastard children if she could not hurt the woman first hand. Hera, protecting the deity of the wives, she is often angry with Zeus because she regards his infidelities as insults. Shortly after they had been married, she left Olympus on protest and returned to the isle of Euoba. Zeus had to coax her back by carrying around a statue throughout Greece spreading the message that there was a new fiancee to the master of the gods. In a fit of jealousy, she seized the chariot and discovered the trick her husband had played on her. She returned somewhat despondent to Olympus.
Being the protectress of marriage, Hera never strayed like her husband. She was still however, sought after by many gods. Ixion, the King of Lapithae, when arrived to dine with the gods only glanced at Hera before he was consumed with desire. In his mad passion, he embraced a cloud which Zeus had shaped to look like Hera. Ixion was reprimanded for his lack of respect to Zeus and his wife. He was bound to a fiery wheel that whirled him indefinitely through the sky. [/ul]
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