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PRONUNCIATION OF HERA

Hera  [ˈhɪərə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HERA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hera is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HERA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hera

Hera

Festivals: ▪ Daphnephoria ▪ Dionysia ▪ Dionysian Mysteries ▪ Eleusinian Mysteries ▪ Panathenaic Games ▪ Panhellenic Games ▪ Thesmophoria Sacred places ▪ Eleusis ▪ Delphi ▪ Delos ▪ Dodona ▪ Mount Olympus ▪ Olympia Texts ▪ ArgonauticaBibliothecaCorpus HermeticumDelphic MaximsDionysiacaEpic CycleHomeric HymnsIliadOdysseyOrphic HymnsTheogonyWorks and Days History and organisation ▪ Mycenaean gods ▪ Decline of Hellenistic polytheism ▪ Julian restoration ▪ Hellenic Polytheistic Reconstructionism ▪ Supreme Council of Ethnikoi Hellenes Hellenismos portal v t e Hera is the wife and one of three sisters of Zeus in the Olympian pantheon of Greek mythology and religion. Her chief function was as the goddess of women and marriage. Her counterpart in the religion of ancient Rome was Juno. The cow, lion and the peacock were considered sacred to her. Hera's mother is Rhea and her father Cronus.

Definition of Hera in the English dictionary

The definition of Hera in the dictionary is the queen of the Olympian gods and sister and wife of Zeus Roman counterpart: Juno.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HERA


adherer
ədˈhɪərə
admirer
ədˈmaɪərə
Beira
ˈbaɪərə
chimera
kaɪˈmɪərə
clearer
ˈklɪərə
coherer
kəʊˈhɪərə
decoherer
ˌdiːkəʊˈhɪərə
era
ˈɪərə
Halmahera
ˌhælməˈhɪərə
hearer
ˈhɪərə
inquirer
ɪnˈkwaɪərə
lempira
lɛmˈpɪərə
lira
ˈlɪərə
Lyra
ˈlaɪərə
Madeira
məˈdɪərə
Pera
ˈpɪərə
retirer
rɪˈtaɪərə
sera
ˈsɪərə
shearer
ˈʃɪərə
Thera
ˈθɪərə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HERA

Hepworth
her
her.
Heraclea
Heraclean
Heracleides
Heracles
Heraclid
Heraclidae
Heraclidan
Heraclitus
Heraclius
Heraklean
Herakleion
Herakles
Heraklid
Heraklidae
Heraklidan
Heraklion

WORDS THAT END LIKE HERA

aloe vera
Barbera
caldera
camera
cordillera
digital camera
diptera
entera
genera
Gera
on camera
opera
primavera
Ribera
Rivera
riviera
Svizzera
tempera
Valera
video camera

Synonyms and antonyms of Hera in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Hera» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HERA

Find out the translation of Hera to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Hera from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Hera» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

赫拉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Hera
570 millions of speakers

English

Hera
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हेरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هيرا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Гера
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Hera
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হেরা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Hera
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hera
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hera
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヘラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

헤라
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hera
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Hera
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஹீரா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हेरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hera
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Hera
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Hera
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Гера
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Hera
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ήρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Hera
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Hera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Hera
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Hera

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HERA»

The term «Hera» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.687 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HERA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Hera» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Hera» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Hera

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HERA»

Discover the use of Hera in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Hera and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hera: The Goddess and Her Glory
Retells in graphic novel format, tales of the many heroes who sought and won Hera's patronage, most notably Hercules.
George O'Connor, 2011
2
Hera's Revenge: An Yvonne Suarez Travel Mystery
When an airport employee turns up dead in baggage claim upon their arrival in Athens, the Pinkerton Travel Group gets off to a rocky start.
Wendy Dingwall, 2011
3
Hera: The Goddess and Her Glory
Retells in graphic novel format, tales of the many heroes who sought and won Hera's patronage, most notably Hercules.
George O'Connor, 2011
4
The Transformation of Hera: A Study of Ritual, Hero, and the ...
'...an exciting and meticulously detailed exploration of this most enigmatic of Olympian goddesses'-Richard Martin, Princeton University
Joan V. O'Brien, 1993
5
New Trends in HERA Physics 1999: Proceedings of the Ringberg ...
Experts on elementary-particle physics, both theorists and experimentalists, met to present their latest results on the various aspects of HERA physics, specifically, the H1 and ZEUS collaborations at HERA and the collaborations at LEP and ...
Günter Grindhammer, B.A. Kniehl, G. Kramer, 2000
6
Qcd at Hera: The Hadronic Final State in Deep Inelastic ...
The book provides a review of the hadronic final state measurements at HERA in deep inelastic scattering.
Michael Kuhlen, 1999
7
History of Art: The Western Tradition
The Western Tradition Horst Woldemar Janson, Anthony F. Janson. 5-27. The Temple ot Hera I ("Basilica"), c. 550 B.c., and the Temple of Hera II ("Temple of Poseidon"), c. 460 B.c. Paestum 5-28. Corner of the Temple of Hera I, Paestum, Italy,.
Horst Woldemar Janson, Anthony F. Janson, 2004
8
The Picara: From Hera to Fantasy Heroine
The Picara traces the development of this character, from an autonomous woman in a harsh patriarchal society to the female hero of the modern fantasy novel.
Anne K. Kaler, 1991
9
Greek and Roman Mythology, A to Z
(Lady) Greek Queen of Olympus, sister and wife of Zeus, daughter of Cronus and Rhea. Known as Juno by the Romans. Mother of Ares, Hebe, Hephaestus, and Eileithya. The patroness of marriage, Hera was the goddess most concerned ...
Kathleen N. Daly, Marian Rengel, 2009
10
The Long Sexual Revolution: English Women, Sex, and ...
She charts how, why, and when attitudes towards sex changed.In this book Hera Cook traces the path of sexuality in England, and shows how its route was determined by the gradual exertion of control over fertility.
Hera Cook, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HERA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Hera is used in the context of the following news items.
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Stargazing 101: Aries the Ram - Clapway
In the story of Aries, Ixion, King of Lapiths, attempted to woo Hera. Zeus learned of Ixion's intent to “brand” Hera as his lover and declared that ... «Clapway, Jul 15»
2
Leto Legend at Hub Theatre (review) - DC Theatre Scene
Picking up cues from the Greeks, LePine's exiled Leto attempts to return from her self-imposed exile and finds heady resistance from Hera and ... «DC Theatre Scene, Jul 15»
3
Labor seeking to fete seals as fishermen clamour to seal fate | The …
Fisherman Gary Hera-Singh says more than 200 fur seals have now infiltrated the Coorong and Murray Lakes fishery region, with the industry ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
4
Fannie Mae: Depositions Unravel Govt Case [Redacted Documents]
If that is indeed true, then FHFA violated HERA and their actions are illegal. Treasury/FHFA of course argue that is not true. Lamberth ruled ... «ValueWalk, Jul 15»
5
Trans Gods of Time Gone By | Frank Browning - Huffington Post
The back story to this grotesquely successful abortion is still more interesting, since the whole thing was set up by Zeus's jealous wife Hera who ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
6
'Welcome Back' Sets Stage for Multiple Reunions
Paresh Rawal returns to the “Welcome” fold and has done several memorable roles in Nadiadwala's films, including his turning-point film “Hera ... «India West, Jul 15»
7
Your Guide to the Star Wars Universe: The Animated Series …
The green female Twi'lek on the right named Hera, the pilot of their ship called the Ghost. She's a strong character with a big heart who will ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
8
Patrick Poitevin: A beginner's guide to stargazing | Ashbourne News …
When Hera found out, she turned Callisto into a bear who was nearly shot by her son. Out of pity, Zeus turned Arcas into a bear before he could ... «Ashbourne News Telegraph, Jul 15»
9
How Ramji Rao became Hera Pheri's Kabira
After several delays, Gulshan whose interest had diminished considerably, was ready to drop out of the comic caper which had been titled Hera ... «Bangalore Mirror, Jul 15»
10
Trafficking charity launches crowdfunding campaign
Established ten years, Her Equality Rights Autonomy (HERA), which was co-founded by Lynellyn Long PhD, provides women with learning and ... «Training Journal, Jul 15»

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