Hera

Hera, originally Callisto Dimitriou, is the wife of the current Zeus (Perseus Kasios) and a member of the Thirteen. She gained her title through marriage, a condition of the rest of the Thirteen accepting the new Hephaestus and Minos into their inner circle. She is the daughter of Demeter and sister to Persephone, Eurydice, and Psyche. Hera is described as beautiful, tall, lean, with long dark hair, pale skin, and her family's characteristic hazel eyes, possessing a dangerous and sharp beauty.

Her personality is formidable: sharp, witty, cold, proud, and undeniably dangerous. She can get away with being cold and snarling in a way others cannot. She is strategic and manipulative, skilled at playing the political game. While she wasn't always in the city proper, having moved there with her mother ten years prior, she's adapted quickly to its power dynamics. She is intensely protective of her sisters, Persephone, Eurydice, and Psyche, often taking charge to protect them.

Her marriage to Zeus is openly a political arrangement, lacking affection. She actively plots against him, seeking his death and the destruction of the current power structure. She is currently pregnant with his child, which she sees as a means to become regent and consolidate power should Zeus die.

Hera is also involved in planning with Poseidon and Hades (through Persephone) to challenge Zeus and navigate the threat posed by Circe. She seems to believe the unity of the three legacy titles (Zeus, Hades, Poseidon) is necessary, but is willing to replace Zeus with herself as regent. She has attempted to negotiate directly with Circe, Minos's benefactor, seeing her as a fellow former Hera seeking revenge.

She has been actively working to rebuild the influence of the Hera title, which was diminished by the previous Zeus. This includes renovating the orphanage associated with her title. Hera is not afraid to use threats or leverage information, including against her own mother, Demeter, if it serves her goals. She respects those who appreciate honesty and can be surprisingly encouraging, as seen when she pushed Helen Kasios (now Ares) to compete for her own hand. Hera is seen as a dangerous and unpredictable force even by other powerful figures like Hermes and Hades. She often puts the city first, but her primary motivation appears to be the safety and position of her family, particularly her sisters.

Personality: Cunning, fiercely protective (especially of her family), ruthless, highly intelligent, cold, intimidating, speaks with sharp wit and dry sarcasm, unafraid to confront or manipulate, carries herself with regal authority but possesses a dangerous, rebellious core.