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Hera, Lord of Kobol

2006-02-25T03:55:29Z

Nolyc: /* Colonial Mythology */

[[Image:Hera.jpg|thumb|Statue of Hera]]
Daughter of Helo and Sharon, born on the Battlestar Galactica. The first cylon/human hybrid to be born.

== Colonial Mythology ==
Hera, Lord of Kobol, watched [[Athena, Lord of Kobol|Athena]] commit suicide by throwing herself from a mountain, in despair over the exodus of the Thirteen Tribes of Man. The point Athena fell from is now referred to as the [[Gates of Hera]]. The Gates mark the entrance to the [[Tomb of Athena]] on [[Kobol]].

== Greek Mythology ==
Hera is the wife and sister of [[Zeus]], and Queen of the Gods. She is the goddess of marriage. Hera hated the great hero [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules Hercules] because he was the son of her husband Zeus and a mortal woman. Hera set in motion the events which led to Hercules' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Labours Twelve Labors].

In Greek mythology, Hera was the reigning female goddess of Olympus because she was Zeus's wife. It has been surmised that her worship is actually far older than that of her husband. It goes back to a time when the creative force we call "God" was conceived of as a woman.

== Internal Links ==
*[[Greek Gods|Olympian Pantheon]]
*[[Lords of Kobol]]
*[[Gates of Hera]]

== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hera Hera at Wikipedia]

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Hera, Lord of Kobol

2006-02-25T03:54:49Z

Nolyc: /* Colonial Mythology */

[[Image:Hera.jpg|thumb|Statue of Hera]]
Daughter of Helo and Sharon, born on the Battlestar Galactica

== Colonial Mythology ==
Hera, Lord of Kobol, watched [[Athena, Lord of Kobol|Athena]] commit suicide by throwing herself from a mountain, in despair over the exodus of the Thirteen Tribes of Man. The point Athena fell from is now referred to as the [[Gates of Hera]]. The Gates mark the entrance to the [[Tomb of Athena]] on [[Kobol]].

== Greek Mythology ==
Hera is the wife and sister of [[Zeus]], and Queen of the Gods. She is the goddess of marriage. Hera hated the great hero [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules Hercules] because he was the son of her husband Zeus and a mortal woman. Hera set in motion the events which led to Hercules' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Labours Twelve Labors].

In Greek mythology, Hera was the reigning female goddess of Olympus because she was Zeus's wife. It has been surmised that her worship is actually far older than that of her husband. It goes back to a time when the creative force we call "God" was conceived of as a woman.

== Internal Links ==
*[[Greek Gods|Olympian Pantheon]]
*[[Lords of Kobol]]
*[[Gates of Hera]]

== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hera Hera at Wikipedia]

[[Category:A to Z]]
[[Category:Colonial History]]
[[Category:Colonial Religion]]
[[Category:RDM]]
[[Category:Lords of Kobol]]

Boxing

2006-02-25T03:38:40Z

Nolyc:

A Cylon term for putting a particular Cylon's memories into cold storage. This (might be) seen as an appropriate, but dramatic, action when a Cylon is misbehaving. Similar to the Catholic concept of purgatory.

Helena Cain

2006-01-07T03:04:48Z

Nolyc: /* Notes */

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Admiral '''Helena Cain''', hailing from the colony [[Tauron]], is commander of the [[Mercury class battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus]]''. At the time of the [[Cylon attack]], her battlestar is stationed at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] for upgrades and shore leave. As the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] attack, destroying other battlestars and support ships there, Cain orders a [[Blind jump|blind Jump]], gambling that the result of such an impromptu (and inadvisable) escape would be better than the alternative of destruction.

Somehow, she rescues survivors from the Shipyards, including a woman named [[Gina]]. Gina, later discovered as a [[Humano-Cylon|Cylon agent]], summarily caused the death of 800 persons under Cain's command when she informs the Cylons of their survival. Thwarting that, Cain leads the battlestar away from the [[Twelve Colonies]], following a Cylon fleet that trailed what they discover as sister battlestar ''[[Galactica]]''.

Cain not only enjoys the sensation of power, but also the acquisition of more of it. Upon meeting up with Commander [[William Adama]]'s [[Fleet]], she assumes command and transfers personnel from ''Galactica'' to ''Pegasus'', including [[Lee Adama]] and [[Kara Thrace]], indicating that Adama has let military discipline become too lax. Cain is more interested in fighting the Cylons, seemingly oblivious to the point that she and the ships around her are all that was left of the human race, whose survival is more paramount than offensive assaults. While Adama initially welcomes such attacks against a mysterious Cylon force that followed the Fleet (to stop it from following them), his attitude begins to cool about Cain's very strict and unmerciful leadership.

Cain's actions also raise concerns with President [[Laura Roslin]]. Cain recognizes Roslin and her former role as Secretary of Education. After the Fleet command transfer from Adama to Cain, Roslin makes several attempts to call Cain to request supplies for the civilian fleet, but all of Roslin's calls are ignored.

Cain may also show brutal behavior when commanding her own staff, according to a conversation over alcohol that Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] has with his ''Pegasus'' counterpart, Colonel [[Jack Fisk]]. Fisk comments that, after ''Pegasus' ''initially escapes, the battlestar once tries to attack a Cylon communications relay -- an easy target. On arrival in the system, however, it turns out the target is a Cylon staging area, filled with 15 squadrons of [[Raider]]s. Admiral Cain orders her former Executive Officer, a man she had served with for years, to carry out the attack anyway, but he refuses the order in the face of such odds. Admiral Cain asked the XO for his gun, and shot him in the head in front of the crew in the Pegasus [[CIC]]. Cain then turned to Fisk and ordered him to launch the attack, which he did. After relating this story to Col. Tigh, Col. Fisk says he is joking about the incident.

Although the story could be unreliable because Fisk is drunk at the time, Tigh relays the story and his suspicions of his likelihood to Adama. Adama cautions that ''Galactica's'' crew has also made some questionable actions since the attack. Even if the story is true, Adama is willing to give Cain the benefit of the doubt and not question the matter further.

After the suspect fatal assault of one of her crew members, Lieutenant [[Thorne]], Cain arrests Chief [[Tyrol]] and Lieutenant Karl "[[Helo]]" Agathon and flies them to ''Pegasus'', under Adama's protest, since traditionally a trial is held on the ship where an incident has occurred. Cain uses ''Galactica's'' log against Adama when he asks for a tribunal; Cain notes that Adama dismissed the last council unilaterally when the verdict did not suit him. Cain summarily court-martials the prisoners herself in a matter of hours, sentencing them to death. Commander Adama is far from pleased, and orders an assault crew to head for ''Pegasus'' to bring his men back. Cain responds by deploying her squadrons of advanced Mark VII Vipers against Adama's museum collection of Mark II Vipers in a tense standoff ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]).

{{spoiltext|[[Number Six|Gina]] kills Admiral Cain. ([[Resurrection Ship]]).}}

== Notes ==

*Helena Cain is inspired by the character of Commander [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]] from the original ''[[Battlestar Galactica (1978)|Battlestar Galactica]]'', portrayed by the late [[Lloyd Bridges]].

*Actress Michelle Forbes guest starred as Dara Timicin in the ''[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation Star Trek: The Next Generation]'' episode "Half a Life" and had a recurring role as Ensign [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Ro_Laren Ro Laren] during the last three seasons of ''[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation Star Trek: The Next Generation]''. ''Battlestar Galactica'' executive producer [[Ronald D. Moore]], also a ''TNG'' veteran, wrote for her character in the episodes [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Disaster Disaster] and [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/The_Next_Phase The Next Phase].

*Cain's habit of expediting meetings by conducting then without chairs is borrowed from UN Ambassador [[Wikipedia:John R. Bolton|John R. Bolton]]. (Source: "Pegasus" podcast)

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