Juno (mythology)
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| '''Juno''' ([[Latin]]: <small>IVNO</small>) was a major [[Roman goddess]], called [[Hera]] by the Greeks. She was queen of the gods. An ancient and central deity in [[Roman religion]], Juno was the sister and wife of the ruler of the gods, [[Jupiter (mythology)|Jupiter]], and the mother of Hebe, [[Vulcan (mythology)|Vulcan]] and [[Mars (mythology)|Mars]], one of the most important Roman deities. She was also a member of the [[Capitoline Triad]] along with [[Jupiter]] and [[Minerva]]. | '''Juno''' ([[Latin]]: <small>IVNO</small>) was a major [[Roman goddess]], called [[Hera]] by the Greeks. She was queen of the gods. An ancient and central deity in [[Roman religion]], Juno was the sister and wife of the ruler of the gods, [[Jupiter (mythology)|Jupiter]], and the mother of Hebe, [[Vulcan (mythology)|Vulcan]] and [[Mars (mythology)|Mars]], one of the most important Roman deities. She was also a member of the [[Capitoline Triad]] along with [[Jupiter]] and [[Minerva]]. | ||
| - | Her various epithets thus show a complex of mutually interrelated functions that in the view of [[Georges Dumézil]] and [[Vsevolod Basanoff]] (author of ''[[Les dieux Romains]]'') can be traced back to the Indoeuropean trifunctional ideology: as Regina and Moneta she is a sovereign deity, as Sespeis, Curitis (spear holder) and Moneta (again) she is an armed protectress, as Mater and Curitis (again) she is a goddess of the fertility and wealth of the community in her association with the [[curiae]]. | + | Her various epithets thus show a complex of mutually interrelated functions that in the view of [[Georges Dumézil]] and [[Vsevolod Basanoff]] (author of ''[[Les dieux Romains]]'') can be traced back to the [[Indoeuropean trifunctional ideology]]: as Regina and Moneta she is a sovereign deity, as Sespeis, Curitis (spear holder) and Moneta (again) she is an armed protectress, as Mater and Curitis (again) she is a goddess of the fertility and wealth of the community in her association with the [[curiae]]. |
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Juno (Latin: IVNO) was a major Roman goddess, called Hera by the Greeks. She was queen of the gods. An ancient and central deity in Roman religion, Juno was the sister and wife of the ruler of the gods, Jupiter, and the mother of Hebe, Vulcan and Mars, one of the most important Roman deities. She was also a member of the Capitoline Triad along with Jupiter and Minerva.
Her various epithets thus show a complex of mutually interrelated functions that in the view of Georges Dumézil and Vsevolod Basanoff (author of Les dieux Romains) can be traced back to the Indoeuropean trifunctional ideology: as Regina and Moneta she is a sovereign deity, as Sespeis, Curitis (spear holder) and Moneta (again) she is an armed protectress, as Mater and Curitis (again) she is a goddess of the fertility and wealth of the community in her association with the curiae.
