Hera
//ˈhɪəɹə// name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A female hero; a heroine, especially in lesbian or feminist circles. uncommon
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Proper Noun
- 1 The queen of the gods, and goddess of marriage and birth; daughter of Cronus and Rhea, sister and wife of Zeus, mother of Hephaestus, Ares, Hebe, and Enyo. Greek
Example
More examples"Ares was the god of war among the Greeks, and Zeus and Hera were his parents."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin Hēra, from Ancient Greek Ἥρᾱ (Hḗrā).
Etymology 2
Apparently a feminization of hero, replacing -o (suffix implying masculinity) with -a (“suffix implying femininity”). Sometimes capitalized as if assumed to be related to Hera.
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