Queen of the Starry Heavens. Queen of the Gods. Bearer of the Lotus
Staff. Bearer of the Pomegranate. Goddess of Marriage. Goddess of
Women. Mistress of the Spring Rains. Mistress of the Golden Apples.
Lady of the Cuckoo and the Peacock. Maligned in scholarship and
modern popular culture as the shrewish wife of Zeus, Hera was much
loved in ancient Greece. Worship of the Queen of the Milky Way
spread from Argos to the sacred isle of Samos, from the mountains
of Asia Minor to the shores of Carthage, from the hills of Rome to
the banks of the Thames. The Protector of Women and the Guardian of
Marriage, She was also called White-Armed and Cow-Eyed as the
Goddess of Cattle. The mother of Ares, Eileithyia, Hebe,
Hephaestus, and the monstrous Typhaon, Hera championed such heroes
as Jason and the Argonauts while driving others - most notably
Herakles - to madness and greatness. The Roman Iuno (or Juno),
often considered to be the same Goddess as Hera, has even less in
common with the petty, jealous stereotype. One of the Capitoline
Triad, Iuno was honored by the Romans as a great Goddess of
civilization, of war, of government and law, of marriage and health
and childbirth. Today, devotees of Hera and Iuno are reviving their
worship. In the pages of this anthology, we share our love of the
Mother of Gods and Men. In poems and hymns, essays and rituals,
artwork and music, we explore the nature of this most complex and
glorious Goddess, she who is Queen of Olympos.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
