Hera is the wife (and sister) of Zeus, she is the Queen of the Greek gods and the patron of marriage for humans and gods. Hera is described as the Lady of Argos who walks in golden sandals.

Hera, the queen of the Olympian gods, appears both in the Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer, as was previously noted. In these two epics, the identity of Hera is codified, in that her personality is revealed in a series of events. Perhaps the most compelling of these epic episodes is the scene in the Iliad where Hera manipulates her husband Zeus. Here, the goddess does indeed employ her feminine wiles and beauty to accomplish her goals. A summary of this story follows.

Hera was one of the goddesses associated with the legend of Troy. She wanted to influence the outcome of the war between the Greeks and Trojans. But her husband Zeus did not want the gods to interfere. So the goddess devised a plan, making Zeus fall sleep, so she and the other gods could then be free to interfere. She cleverly tried to get the help of Hypnos, the god of Sleep. Hypnos changes into a songbird which helps Zeus fall asleep.

The goddess Hera was called Juno in Roman times.