Consort of Zeus and goddess especially associated with marriage. She is generally shown as a stately figure, with crown and sceptre, sometimes making the veiling gesture appropriate to a bride.
Above left: Detail from an Athenian white-ground clay vase, about 440 BC. Munich, Antikensammlungen 2685. © Antikensammlungen, Munich Licence Plate 11 UK 1007 154
Above right: Hera and Zeus. From marble frieze of Parthenon. London British Museum. Photo. Max Hirmer. © British Museum
