Hera

[ heer-uh, her-uh ]

noun

1. the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.

Hera

/ ˈhɪərə /

noun

1. Greek myth the queen of the Olympian gods and sister and wife of Zeus Roman counterpartJuno

Hera

1. The Greek and Roman goddess who protected marriage; she was the wife of Zeus . Hera is best known for her jealousy and for her animosity toward the many mortal women with whom her husband fell in love. ( See Judgment of Paris .)

Example Sentences

Hera’s arrival will be the only way we’ll know for sure what has happened to the spin of Dimorphos, as DART will be destroyed by the impact and Dimorphos is too small to be seen in detail from Earth.

From MIT Technology Review

It will add to the difficulty of landing on the asteroid, which ESA hopes to attempt with two small spacecraft on its Hera mission.

From MIT Technology Review

When ESA’s Hera mission arrives five years later, the scene could be quite dramatic, with Dimorphos spinning wildly in its orbit around Didymos as a result of humanity’s influence.

From MIT Technology Review

The ESA will then launch its Hera spacecraft in 2024 to observe the aftermath of the impact in more detail and at close range.

From Singularity Hub 

Hera will do its own “crash scene investigation,” measuring the exact change in orbital period and studying the crater in detail.

From Singularity Hub 

Poar thing, a frendly face was a event in her life—a tea-party quite a hera!

From Project Gutenberg

Hera was therefore the goddess who presided over human marriages, and was the type of matronly virtue and dignity.

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The bust of Hera, reproduced in our illustration, shows how the Greeks liked to think of their queen goddess.

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He was employed in the decoration of the Heraion, or temple of Hera, at Argos.

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About three years ago, and it drove Hera pretty wild, trying to find a substitute in a hurry.

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