The goddess of marriage and birth, and queen of Olympus, she was both the wife and sister of Zeus. She is usually seen with a scepter, a diadem, a cow, or peacock. She bore Zeus many children, including Ares, but also was tested by his incessant infidelity. She punished her rivals and their offspring, and even Zeus feared her wrath at times. She represented the ideal of married womanhood, being beautiful, stately, and very clever.