2022 Goddess Hera 1oz 999 Fine Silver Proof Coin

THE GODDESSES 'Hera'

This exclusive new series of coins from East India Company Collections focuses on powerful Goddesses such as Hera, the Goddess of family who let no woman, mortal or deity interfere with her marriage without consequence; Demeter, who lost her daughter, Persephone, to Hades and refused to let anything grow until her daughter was returned safely; Artemis, Goddess of the hunt; Aphrodite, the Goddesss of passion whose name gave us the word aphrodisiac; and Hecate, the Goddess of magic.

The true spirit of each Goddess, and the symbolic animals with which they are associated, are captured in a series of exclusive designs by the celebrated coin and medal artist, Joel Iskowitz.

The series starts with Hera, wife and sister of the mighty Zeus, King of Gods and Men. She was one of the twelve Olympians, the principle deities of the Greek pantheon who lived upon Mount Olympus after their victory over the previous dynasty, the Titans.

“Queen of the Immortals is she, surpassing all in beauty: she is the sister and wife of loud-thundering Zeus, the glorious one whom all the blessed throughout high Olympos reverence and honour even as Zeus who delights in thunder."
- Homeric Hymn 12 to Hera

Hera was Queen of the Gods, mother to many daughters and two sons; the Olympian Gods Ares, the God of War and Hephaestus, the God of Fire. Zeus had many affairs and Hera often punished his lovers and illegitimate children for the shame they brought upon her. As a result, as well as her beauty and faithfulness, she is known for her temper, fury and vengeance.