Plataia

(Πλάταια) - A Naiad river-nymph and the daughter of the Boeotian river-god Asopus. Local legends state that Zeus abducted her to the region of Mount Cithaeron, an act that sparked a legendary domestic dispute with a furious Hera. To win his wife back, Zeus staged a fake wedding with a wooden statue dressed as a bride; when Hera ripped off the veil in a jealous rage and saw the prank, she laughed and reconciled with him, with the ancient city of Plataea being named to honor the nymph.