Hera is the goddess of marriage, and protector of married women. Her father is Cronus, and her mother is Rhea. Cronus and Rhea are both Titans, and they’re also brother and sister. Hestia is Hera’s oldest sister. She’s the virgin goddess of the hearth, and it’s believed that saying prayers before meals came from her. Demeter is also her sister, and she’s the goddess of corn and the harvest. The four months of each year when the harvests go bad, is the result of Demeter’s sorrow. During that time her daughter, Persephone, has to go with Hades. Hades is her brother, and he is the god of the dead and the ruler....

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