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Hera The Greek Goddesses

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Right now we are going to talk about the Greek goddesses, Hera. Hera was the wife and sister of Zeus. Hera was the supreme goddesses, patron of marriage and childbirth. Hera had a special interest of protecting and looking after married women. Hera only married Zeus after his trickery, Zeus took the form of a disheveled cuckoo, knowing that she would feel bad for the bird. Hera picked up the bird and swaddled it; then Zeus turned back into his normal form, taking advantage of her surprise raped her. Hera then married him to cover up her shame; their marriage was awful, and they often clashed. The next goddesses i 'm going to be talking about is Aphrodite, she is the goddesses of love, desire and beauty; even though she had natural beauty,

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