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Hera
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The Odyssey
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- Queen Hera pulled him through.†
p. 140.8Hera = queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology
- Odysseus rose to the moment deftly, gently:
"Nausicaa, daughter of generous King Alcinous,
may Zeus the Thunderer, Hera's husband, grant it so—
that I travel home and see the dawn of my return.†p. 206.5 * - And next I caught a glimpse of powerful Heracles
his ghost, I mean: the man himself delights
in the grand feasts of the deathless gods on high,
wed to Hebe, famed for her lithe, alluring ankles,
the daughter of mighty Zeus and Hera shod in gold.†p. 269.5 - And she would have crashed
against those giant rocks and sunk at once if Hera,
for love of Jason, had not sped her through.†p. 273.8 - The red-haired king spoke out:
"Oh my boy, may Zeus the Thunderer, Hera's lord,
grant you the journey home your heart desires!†p. 322.9 - "Oh if only,"
pensive Telemachus burst out in thanks to Helen,
"Zeus the thundering lord of Hera makes it so—
even at home I'll pray to you as a deathless goddess!"†p. 325.3 - But radiant Aphrodite nursed them well
on cheese and luscious honey and heady wine,
and Hera gave them beauty and sound good sense,
more than all other women—virgin Artemis made them tall
and Athena honed their skills to fashion lovely work.†p. 412.8
Definitions:
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(1)
(Hera) queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women with whom Zeus fell in love
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)