... a crown of oak-leaves."" (Guirand 105) Hera, or Juno in Roman mythology, was Zeus's "main- wife and was his sister. Although her parents were Cronus and Rhea, Titans Oceans and Tethys brought her up. (Hamilton 26-27) She was the Celestial Virgin, Queen of the Sky, the Protector of Marriage, especially married women, Goddess of maternity, and presided over all of ... conjugal love and fruitfulness."" (Guirand 113) Hera and Zeus's brother Poseidon, Neptune in Roman mythology, was second, only to Zeus, in power and importance. Poseidon was the Ruler of the Sea and gave the first horse to m...

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