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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.
Sestertius of Antoninus Pius showing his portrait and Moneta holding scales and cornucopia. In Roman mythology, Moneta (Latin Monēta) was a title given to two separate goddesses: It was the name of the goddess of memory (identified with the Greek goddess Mnemosyne), and it was an epithet of Juno, called Juno Moneta (Latin Iūno Monēta).
Juno Moneta, the second name associating the Roman goddess Juno with the goddess Moneta who was worshiped at some locations outside Rome, was regarded as the protectress of the city's funds. Money was coined in her temple for over four centuries, before the mint was moved to a new location near the Colosseum during the reign of the emperor ...
In ancient Roman religion, Lucina was a title or epithet given to the goddess Juno, [1] and sometimes to Diana, [2] in their roles as goddesses of childbirth who safeguarded the lives of women in labor.
Quiritis was a Sabine (pre-Roman) goddess of motherhood. She was often associated with protection. In later years, Quiritis was identified with the goddess Juno, who was sometimes worshipped under the name Juno Quiritis (or Juno Curitis). Some scholars believe that Juno was in fact merely another version of Quiritis, although others say that ...
Articles relating to the goddess Juno and her cult. She was considered the protector and special counsellor of the state. She was equated to Hera, ...
Arguably the album's most raunchy song, "Juno" finds Carpenter fantasizing about a romantic partner getting her pregnant — like the titular character of the 2007 film Juno.
Lua, goddess to whom soldiers sacrificed captured weapons, probably a consort of Saturn. Lucina, goddess of childbirth, but often as an aspect of Juno. Luna, goddess of the moon. Lupercus, god of shepherds and wolves; as the god of the Lupercalia, his identity is obscure, but he is sometimes identified with the Greek god Pan.