Juno
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Summary
Juno is a Roman deity[1]. She ranks in the top 5% of roman deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,392 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Father: Saturn[3]
- Spouse: Jupiter[4]
- Child: Mars[5], Vulcan[6], Iuventas[7], Bellona[8]
- Sex or gender: female[9]
- Instance of: goddess[10]
- Part of: Capitoline Triad[11], Dii Consentes[12]
- Commons category: Iuno[13]
- Said to be the same as: Hera[14], Uni[15], Lucina[16], Juno Sospita[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Iuno[18]
- Commons gallery: Juno[19]
- Worshipped by: ancient Roman religion[20]
- Depicted by: Monumental head of Juno or Cybele[21], Juno and Saturn[22], Juno[23], Jupiter, Juno and Io[24]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[26], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[28], Myths of the peoples of the world[29], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[30], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[31], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[32], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[33], The New Student's Reference Work[34], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[35], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[36], Small Soviet Encyclopedia[37], Pauly–Wissowa[38]
- Nickname: Regina[39], Capitolina[40], Sospita[41], Moneta[42], Saturnia[43]
- Name in native language: Iuno[44]
- Domain of saint or deity: marriage[45], birth[46], sovereignty[47], femininity[48]
- Sibling: Jupiter[49], Vesta[50], Pluto[51], Neptune[52], Ceres[53]
- Iconographic symbol: peafowl[54], Aegis[55]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[56]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Juno include June[57], a calendar month[58]; Yuno Gasai[59], a fictional human[60], founded in 2006[61]; 3 she[62], an asteroid[63]; Iunius[64], a calendar month[65]; she[66], a cruise ship[67], in Sweden[68], founded in 1874[69]; and Temple of Juno Regina[70], a building[71], in Italy[72].
Why It Matters
Juno has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[73] She is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[74]
Entities named for her include June[57], a calendar month[58]; Yuno Gasai[59], a fictional human[60], founded in 2006[61]; 3 she[62], an asteroid[63]; Iunius[64], a calendar month[65]; she[66], a cruise ship[67], in Sweden[68], founded in 1874[69]; and Temple of Juno Regina[70], a building[71], in Italy[72].
FAQs
Who were Juno's parents?
Juno's father was Saturn[3].
Who was Juno married to?
Juno's spouses include Jupiter[4].