Goddess Hera mask
Handmade of alabaster,and painted in museum patina.
In Greek mythology, next to the king of the gods ZEUS,stands his wife , goddess HERA . One of the most respected goddesses of Greece. Daughter of Saturn and Rhea.Tradition has it that the divine couple had intercourse before their marriage. ZEUS, who for a long time tried to approach her, found the opportunity once, when he saw her climbing a mountain alone.
HE caused a storm, transformed into a cuckoo, and sat trembling at her feet.
She felt sorry for the bird and immediately covered it. Immediately ZEUS took his normal form, to unite with her.At first she refused ,because she was afraid of her mother’s reaction RHEA.
But he succumbed when he promised her that he would marry her. Since then the cuckoo has become a cult bird of the goddess.
The QUEEN of Olympus