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  2. Juno (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Juno (English: / ˈ dʒ uː n oʊ / JOO-noh; Latin Iūnō) was an ancient Roman goddess, the protector and special counsellor of the state.She was equated to Hera, queen of the gods in Greek mythology and a goddess of love and marriage.

  3. Capitoline Triad - Wikipedia

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    The temple was believed to have been built under the reign of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, the last King of Rome prior to the establishment of the Roman Republic. Although the temple was shared by Jupiter, Juno and Minerva, each deity had a separate cella, with Juno Regina on the left, Minerva on the right, and Jupiter Optimus Maximus in the middle.

  4. Juturna - Wikipedia

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    Juturna was an ancient Latin deity of fountains, [3] who in some myths was turned by Jupiter into a water nymph – a Naiad – and given by him a sacred well in Lavinium, Latium, [4] as well as another one near the temple to Vesta in the Forum Romanum.

  5. List of Etruscan mythological figures - Wikipedia

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    The name is either borrowed from the Roman god, Silvanus or the original source of the Roman god's name. [41] Sethlans: Etruscan blacksmith and craftsman god, often wielding an axe. Equivalent to the Greek Hephaistos and Roman Vulcanus. [41] Summanus: Etruscan god of nocturnal thunder, often said to be Zeus's twin or opposite. Śuri

  6. Jupiter (god) - Wikipedia

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    The Romans regarded Jupiter as the equivalent of the Greek Zeus, [12] and in Latin literature and Roman art, the myths and iconography of Zeus are adapted under the name Jupiter. In the Greek-influenced tradition, Jupiter was the brother of Neptune and Pluto, the Roman equivalents of Poseidon and Hades respectively. Each presided over one of ...

  7. Tinia - Wikipedia

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    However, a primary source from the Roman Varro states that Veltha, not Tins, was the supreme deity of the Etruscans. [2] This has led some scholars to conclude that they were assimilated, but this is speculation. [3] Tinia was the husband of Uni and the father of Hercle. Like many other Etruscan deities, his name is gender neutral. [4]

  8. Jupiter and Semele - Wikipedia

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    Jupiter et Sémélé (1894–95; English, Jupiter and Semele) is a painting by the French Symbolist artist Gustave Moreau (1826–1898). It depicts a moment from the classical myth [ 1 ] of the mortal woman Semele , mother of the god Dionysus , and her lover, Jupiter , the king of the gods.

  9. Larunda - Wikipedia

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    Larunda's original name, according to Ovid, was "Lala", imitative of her garulous speech. Robbed of the power of speech, she is likely identical with Muta "the mute one" and Tacita "the silent one": nymphs, minor goddesses or aspects of a single deity with semantic connections to the Lares and perhaps the Lemures as darker forms of Lares. [2] [3]