Juno, also known as Regina, was the Roman goddess of marriage and woman. She is the reincarnation of the Greek goddess Hera.
Description[]
The epithet Juno Moneta, where she is said to protect the finances of the empire, means "the one who warns". Another concept is the peacock feather as the symbol of the Goddess, even though it actually symbolizes her Greek counterpart, rather than Juno herself.
Juno's own warlike aspect among the Romans is apparent in her attire. She is often shown armed and wearing a goatskin cloak. The traditional depiction of this warlike aspect was assimilated from the Greek goddess Athena, who bore a goatskin, or a goatskin shield, called the 'aegis'.
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She is the daughter of Saturn and Ops, along with her five other siblings and is married to one of her brothers, Jupiter.
Much like her Greek counterpart, she was the sister and wife of Jupiter and Queen of Roman deities. With Jupiter she had several children, such as Mars, Vulcan and Bellona. She also had a strong dislike for the goddess Minerva, who emerged from he husband's head. Like Hera, her sacred animal is the peacock.
Besides being the queen of the gods, she is also the protector of women and patron of childbirth, and had many temples throughout the empire. She was said said to also watch over the women of Rome. 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; it consisted of her, Jupiter, and Minerva, goddess of wisdom.