God · Roman

Juno

Juno, a god of the Roman world, and the gods ancient sources said were the same.

Tradition: roman

Documented identifications

LinkWho said soNote
identified as AstarteTas-Silg temple, Malta, 5th-1st c. BCE; CiceroThe Maltese sanctuary of Ashtart was identified with Hera and then Juno, so Cicero called it the temple of Juno.
identified as HeraRoman lectisternium of the twelve gods, 217 BCE (Livy 22.10)Juno, paired with Jupiter on the first couch, was the Roman Hera.
identified as UniEtruscan and Roman religionUni, consort of Tinia, corresponds to the Roman Juno.

Sources

  1. Astarte (Wikipedia)
  2. Livy, History of Rome 22.10 (Perseus)
  3. Etruscan mythology (Wikipedia)
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