hera

He-ra · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    (Greek mythology) The queen of the Olympian gods, goddess of marriage and family, wife and sister of Zeus. Her Roman equivalent is Juno.

  2. 2.

    An asteroid in the main asteroid belt, discovered in 1868.

Related words

See also: Juno, Olympian, Zeus

Etymology

From Greek Hera, possibly meaning "protectress" or related to hora ("season").