name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈhɪəɹə/
/ˈhɪɹə/
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CMU ARPABET:HH IH1 R AH0
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1
name
Meaning 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A female hero; a heroine, especially in lesbian or feminist circles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
Examples
For quotations using this term, see Citations:hera.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: shero
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Here
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Greek deity
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Hēra, from Ancient Greek Ἥρᾱ (Hḗrā).
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.
Across languages
Translations
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
Հերա
(Hera)
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Bulgarian:
Хера
(Hera)
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Catalan:
Hera
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Chinese Mandarin:
赫拉
(Hèlā)
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Coptic:
ⲏⲣⲁ
(ēra)
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Czech:
Héra
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Dutch:
Hera
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Esperanto:
Hero
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Estonian:
Hera
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Finnish:
Hera
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
French:
Héra
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Galician:
Hera
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Georgian:
ჰერა
(hera)
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
German:
Hera
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Greek:
Ήρα
(Íra)
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Ancient Greek:
Ἥρα
(Hḗra)
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Hindi:
हेरा
(herā)
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Hungarian:
Héra
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Icelandic:
Hera
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Irish:
Héire
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Italian:
Era
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Japanese:
ヘラ
(Hera)
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Korean:
헤라
(Hera)
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Latin:
Hēra
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Latvian:
Hēra
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Lithuanian:
Hera
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Macedonian:
Хе́ра
(Héra)
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Polish:
Hera
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Portuguese:
Hera
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Russian:
Ге́ра
(Géra)
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Slovak:
Héra
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Slovene:
Hera
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Spanish:
Hera
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Swahili:
Hera
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Swedish:
Hera
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Turkish:
Hera
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Ukrainian:
Ге́ра
(Héra)
— queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
