![]() ![]() The name Juno was also once thought to be connected to Iove (Jove), originally as Diuno and Diove from *Diovona. 6.1 Juno in Martianus Capella's division of Heaven.As the patron goddess of Rome and the Roman Empire, Juno was called Regina ("Queen") and was a member of the Capitoline Triad ( Juno Capitolina), centered on the Capitoline Hill in Rome, and also including Jupiter, and Minerva, goddess of wisdom. Her Etruscan counterpart was Uni, and she was said to also watch over the women of Rome. Like Hera, her sacred animal was the peacock. A daughter of Saturn, she was the wife of Jupiter and the mother of Mars, Vulcan, Bellona and Juventas. She was equated to Hera, queen of the gods in Greek mythology. Juno ( English: / ˈ dʒ uː n oʊ/ JOO-noh Latin Iūnō ) was an ancient Roman goddess, the protector and special counsellor of the state. Juno Sospita, a plaster cast based on an original in the Vatican Museums ![]()
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