Hera is the name of a character in the reimagined TV series of Battlestar Galactica.

Hera in the new BG

Hera is the name of the Human-Cylon hybrid child between Sharon 'Athena' Agathon and Karl 'Helo' C. Agathon

Karl Agathon

Karl C. Agathon is a fictional character on the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica TV series, portrayed by Tahmoh Penikett.-Background:...

. The child's adoptive mother, Maya has subsequently named her Isis.

see also: Hera (Battlestar Wiki)

Hera is the name of one of the Ladies of Kobol (Goddesses of the Colonials).

see also: Hera (Battlestar Wiki)

The Gates of Hera is a valley pass between two peaks on the path that the leaders of the 13 tribes of Kobol took to the Tomb of Athena. It is where Athena jumped to her death.

see also: Gates of Hera (Battlestar Wiki)

Origin of name

The name Hera

Hera

Hera was the wife and one of three sisters of Zeus in the Olympian pantheon of Greek mythology and religion. Her chief function was as the goddess of women and marriage. Her counterpart in the religion of ancient Rome was Juno. The cow and the peacock were sacred to her...

 was based on a goddess from Greek mythology

Greek mythology

Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...

 who was identified by the Roman Juno

Juno (mythology)

Juno is an ancient Roman goddess, the protector and special counselor of the state. She is a daughter of Saturn and sister of the chief god Jupiter and the mother of Mars and Vulcan. Juno also looked after the women of Rome. Her Greek equivalent is Hera...

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