In Disney channel's Star Wars Rebels, Hera Syndulla was a Twi'lek and the owner of the freighter ship, Ghost. She also owned a droid named Chopper. She was an expert pilot and marksman. Her homeworld was Ryloth, and her father, Cham, led the resistance to the Empire there. She eventually left her world and became a member of the Rebellion.
Hera Tuix was a character in a Star Wars Novel, Yoda: Dark Rendezvous by Sean Stewart. She was a human Padawan during the Clone Wars.
In Star Trek, there was a Federation starship named the U.S.S. Hera.
There is a main belt asteroid named 103 Hera. One of Jupiter's moons, Jupiter VII was once informally called Hera, but now bears a different name.
There is a particle accelerator in Hamburg, Germany named HERA. It is short for Hadron Elektron Ring Anlage.
The name Hera comes from Greek Mythology. She was the wife and sister of Zeus, and she was the goddess of women and marriage. Hera the Goddess was a character in the Marvel Comics Universe,
and the Goddess Hera was also referred to as an alien of the same race as Apollo in an episode of Star Trek.
Hera has never appeared in the top 1,000 names in the United States. In 2012, 16 girls were named Hera.
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