Hera and Zeus - A History of the Goddess of Youth

Many of the greek islands and states claim that the wedding took place on their land, as hosting such a prestigeous ent could only bring good fortune. It also became tradition for those native to these lands to honour this day every year with a sacrifice. And hera had numerous children, zeus being the father of most, with some rather weird exceptions. Herphestus certainly falls into the weird category, jealous of zeus giving birth to athena without her hera tried to do the same. There are some rare versions where she was born after hera consumed a magical piece of lettuce. Some other children worthy of mention include the goddess of childbirth, elethea, and