Hera (disambiguation)
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Hera may refer to:
- HeraHeraHera 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...
, the Greek Goddess. - 103 Hera103 Hera103 Hera is a moderately large main-belt asteroid. It has a silicate surface composition. It was discovered by J. C. Watson on September 7, 1868, and named after Hera, queen and fifth in power of the Olympian gods in Greek mythology.-References:...
, an asteroid. The asteroid 1 Ceres1 CeresCeres, formally 1 Ceres, is the smallest identified dwarf planet in the Solar System and the only one in the asteroid belt. With a diameter of about 950 km, Ceres is by far the largest and most-massive asteroid, comprising about a third of the mass of the asteroid belt. Discovered on 1 January 1801...
also briefly bore the name Hera. - Hera (moon), an informal name borne by Jupiter VII (now ElaraElara (moon)Elara is a prograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at Lick Observatory in 1905. It is the eighth largest moon of Jupiter and is named after the mother by Zeus of the giant Tityus....
) from 1955 to 1975 - HERAHadron Elektron Ring AnlageHERA was a particle accelerator at DESY in Hamburg. It began operating in 1992. At HERA, electrons or positrons were collided with protons at a center of mass energy of 318 GeV. It was the only lepton-proton collider in the world while operating...
, a particle accelerator. - Hera missileHera missileHera is a target missile for development testing of missile defense systems such as Terminal High Altitude Area Defense and Patriot PAC-3. In 1992, the United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command awarded the Theater Missile Defense Targets contract to Coleman Aerospace with Space Vector...
- HERA (job evaluation), the Higher Education Role Analysis methodology adopted by many UK universities.
- Hera Agathon, a character in the 2004 re-imagined version of Battlestar GalacticaBattlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)Battlestar Galactica is an American military science fiction television series, and part of the Battlestar Galactica franchise. The show was developed by Ronald D. Moore as a re-imagining of the 1978 Battlestar Galactica television series created by Glen A. Larson...
. - Hera (Marvel Comics)Hera (Marvel Comics)Hera is a fictional deity in the Marvel Comics Universe based on the Greek Goddess of the same name. Hera first appeared in the pages of Thor #129, written by Stan Lee and drawn by Jack Kirby.-Fictional character biography:...
, a Marvel Comics character - Hera, the superhero codename of Pepper PottsPepper PottsVirginia "Pepper" Potts is a fictional character, a supporting character and a love interest of Iron Man in the Marvel Comics Universe...
. - Hera, full name Hera HjartardóttirHera HjartardóttirHera is a singer-songwriter from Iceland who now lives in Christchurch, New Zealand. She divides her time between her home in New Zealand and a regular European touring schedule. In 2002 she was named Best Female Singer at the Icelandic Music Awards.A unique aspect of her performance is her...
, an Icelandic/New Zealand singer-songwriter. - the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 designed primarily to address the subprime mortgage crisis. It authorized the Federal Housing Administration to guarantee up to $300 billion in new 30-year fixed rate mortgages for subprime borrowers if lenders write-down principal loan balances to 90...
- Hera, the Zimbabwean musical instrument also known as matepeMatepeThe matepe is a type of lamellophone played in North-Eastern Zimbabwe. It is primarily played by the Kore-Kore people which is a subgroup of the Shona people.It is one of the five main types of mbira played in Zimbabwe, and is sometimes also called hera....
- Hera GroupHera GroupHera is a multiutility company based in Bologna...
, a multiutility company located in ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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