hera
A female hero; a heroine, especially in lesbian or feminist circlesA female hero; a heroine, especially in lesbian or feminist circles.
» Ares was the god of war among the Greeks, and Zeus and Hera were his parents.
Meaning
1 senses(uncommon)A female hero; a heroine, especially in lesbian or feminist circles.
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- queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealousy of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno
Examples
4 sentencesAres was the god of war among the Greeks, and Zeus and Hera were his parents.
Hera is Dionysus's aunt.
ruГера — тётя Диониса.
Hera is Ares' mother.
ruГера — мать Ареса.
Hera is Zeus's wife.
ruГера — жена Зевса.
Origin
Apparently a feminization of hero, replacing -o (suffix implying masculinity) with -a (“suApparently 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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