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- 1. the most important goddess of the Roman state, wife of Jupiter.
- 2. asteroid 3, discovered in 1804 (diameter 244 km).
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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, and also including Jupiter, and Minerva, goddess of wisdom. Juno-Hera, antique fresco from Pompeii.
May 19, 2023 · Juno (or Iuno in Latin) was the queen of the Roman gods and the wife of Jupiter, the king of the gods. She served as a champion and protector of women, especially in their domestic roles of marriage and motherhood. Juno’s mythology and iconography were mostly adopted from the Greek goddess Hera.
Juno Online Services, also called simply Juno, is an Internet service provider based in the United States. It originated as a free email service and later expanded its offerings. Juno is a subsidiary of United Online, which in turn is a subsidiary of investment bank B. Riley Financial. [1]
Jul 18, 2016 · Juno is a NASA spacecraft that is orbiting Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system. Juno launched in 2011 and arrived at Jupiter in 2016. The spacecraft’s name comes from Roman mythology. According to the myth, the god Jupiter would hide behind clouds. But his wife, the goddess Juno, could see through them.
Apr 8, 2015 · Although her exact origin is unknown, Juno was one of the oldest of the Roman deities, that is, one of the three original gods — Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva — honored on the Quirinal (later on the Capitoline).
Juno, in Roman religion, chief goddess and female counterpart of Jupiter, closely resembling the Greek Hera, with whom she was identified. With Jupiter and Minerva, she was a member of the Capitoline triad of deities traditionally introduced by the Etruscan kings.
Nov 8, 2024 · Juno, U.S. space probe designed to orbit the planet Jupiter. It is named for the Roman goddess who is the female counterpart to the god Jupiter. Juno orbits Jupiter every 11 days in a highly elliptical orbit over the planet’s poles.
