Hera

Hera book cover — GODS GODDESSES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD by Virginia Loh-Hagan Gods and goddesses were the main characters of myths Myths are traditional stories from ancient cultures Storytellers answered questions about the world by creating exciting explanations People thought myths were true Myths explained the unexplainable They helped people make sense of human behavior and nature Today we use science to explain the world But people still love myths Myths may not be literally true But they have meaning They tell us something about our history and culture Hera

Hera — page 1 — ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr Virginia Loh-Hagan is an author university professor former classroom teacher and curriculum designer She’s a little bit like Hera in that she likes her dogs more than other people’s dogs She lives in San Diego with her very tall husband and very naughty dogs To learn more about her visit www virginialoh com Published in the United States of America by Cherry Lake Publishing Ann Arbor Michigan www cherrylakepublishing com Content Adviser Matthew Wellenbach Catholic Memorial School West Roxbury MA Reading Adviser Marla Conn MS Ed Literacy specialist Read-Ability Inc Book Designer Jen Wahi Photo Credits sokolovski Shutterstock com 5 Pidgorna Ievgeniia Shutterstock com 6 Howard David Johnson 2016 8 MarcelClemens Shutterstock com 11 Falcona Shutterstock com 13 bilwissedition Ltd Co KG Alamy Stock Photo 15 Swapan Photography Shutterstock com 17 Krivosheev Vitaly Shutterstock com 19 aaltair Shutterstock com 21 Boris Diakovsky Shutterstock com 22 Canon Boy Shutterstock com 25 Classic Image Alamy Stock Photo 27 Algol Shutterstock com 29 Howard David Johnson 2016 Cover various art elements throughout shutterstock com Copyright 2017 by Cherry Lake Publishing All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means without written permission from the publisher 45th Parallel Press is an imprint of Cherry Lake Publishing Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names Loh-Hagan Virginia author Title Hera by Virginia Loh-Hagan Description Ann Arbor Cherry Lake Publishing 2017 Series Gods and goddesses of the ancient world Includes bibliographical references and index Identifiers LCCN 2016031182 ISBN 9781634721370 hardcover ISBN 9781634722698 pbk ISBN 9781634722032 pdf ISBN 9781634723350 ebook Subjects LCSH Hera Greek deity Juvenile literature Goddesses Greek Juvenile literature Mythology Greek Juvenile literature Classification LCC BL820 J6 L64 2017 DDC 292 2 114 dc23 LC record available at https lccn loc gov 2016031182 Printed in the United States of America Corporate Graphics 2

Hera — page 2 — 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR 2 CHAPTER 1 Queen of Gods 4 CHAPTER 2 Female Guardian 10 CHAPTER 3 Mad Love 14 CHAPTER 4 All in the Eyes 20 CHAPTER 5 Hail to Hera 24 Did You Know 30 Consider This 31 Learn More 31 Glossary 32 Index 32

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