Hera
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Borrowed from Latin Hēra, from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).
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Hera
- (Greek mythology) The queen of the gods, and goddess of marriage and birth; daughter of Cronus and Rhea, sister and wife of Zeus,[1] mother of Hephaestus, Ares, Hebe, and Enyo.
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queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
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See also edit
- Juno
- (Greek mythology Olympian gods) god; Apollo, Aphrodite, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Dionysus, Hades, Hephaestus, Hera, Hestia, Hermes, Poseidon, Zeus
References edit
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of World Mythology, Arthur Cotterell, Oxford University Press, 1986
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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).
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Hera f
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- Hera on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia ca
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From Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).
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Hera
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- Hera on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
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Hera f
- a female given name
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Matronymics
- son of Hera: Heruson
- daughter of Hera: Herudóttir
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Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Hera |
Accusative | Heru |
Dative | Heru |
Genitive | Heru |
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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).
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Hera f
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Audio (file)
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Hera f
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Hera f
- (Greek mythology) Hera
- a female given name
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Hera
Lithuanian edit
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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).
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Hera f
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Hera
- a female given name, equivalent to English Sarah
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Polish edit
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Learned borrowing from Latin Hēra.
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Hera f
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Declension of Hera
Further reading edit
- Hera in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).
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- Rhymes: -ɛɾɐ
- Homophones: era, hera
- Hyphenation: He‧ra
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Hera f
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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).
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Hera f
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).
Proper noun edit
Hera c (genitive Heras)
See also edit
- (Greek mythology Olympian gods) god; Apollo, Afrodite, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Hefaistos, Hera, Hestia, Hermes, Poseidon, Zeus
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Hera