Juno goddess of birth and marriage
Roman statuette of the goddess Juno
This statuette of the Roman goddess Juno, made of patinated alabaster plaster, is in honor of birth and marriage. In the Roman world of the gods, Iuno (modern spelling Juno) was the goddess of marriage and birth. She was also the wife of Jupiter, the highest of all Roman gods, and the patroness of the capital Rome.
In Juno's honor, we also enjoy the month of June every year, which is named after her!
The goddess is also the personal guardian spirit for women - an ideal wedding gift for couples who want to give birth, marriage and the protection of the feminine.
The original of this decorative, delicately crafted depiction of the goddess Juno from the 2nd century AD was found in 1878 in Leudersdorf, Daun district, in a villa rustica (Roman estate). The original can be seen in the Rheinisches Landesmuseum in Trier.
- Place of discovery: Leudersdorf, district of Daun 1878
- Height of Juno approx. 21cm
- genuine alabaster plaster patinated
Juno the wife of Jupiter
Juno, in ancient Latin "the young one","the vital one", was the highest Roman goddess as the wife of the main Roman god Juppiter. Together with Juppiter and Minerva, the Roman goddess belonged as Juno Regina to the newer triad of gods, which contained the highest gods. In this capacity, she was equated with the Greek Hera. The Roman goddess Juno also corresponded to the ancient Mediterranean goddess of birth, Eileithyia, who was worshipped under this unknown name even before the Hellenes immigrated to Rome
Patron saints of the city of Rome and goats!
The Roman goddess Juno was the mistress of Rome and, in her function as Juno Regina, also the patron goddess of the Etruscan city of Veii. Her cult companion was the sulphur goddess Mefitis. As the goddess of pasture, Juno Caprotina was responsible for small livestock in the form of goats, for example. Subsequently, the goat was the goddess's preferred animal. As Juno Sospita, Seispes or Sispita, the goddess also wears a goat skin over her head.
The Roman goddess Juno - protector of marriage and women
Alabaster statuette of the Roman goddess Juno
Have you been looking for vivid visual material for Latin or history lessons or a new eye-catcher for your work or living area? Or would you like to give newlyweds a very special gift that promises them future happiness and protection? The high-quality statuette of the goddess Juno, made from genuine patinated alabaster plaster, is able to fulfill all these wishes and requirements immediately. Clad in a typical ancient Roman tunic with a veil, Juno stands on a small pedestal and looks out at the viewer. The deity appears here without any special attribute, but rather resembles a married Roman woman - her main cult clientele - with her clothing and majestic habitus.
Juno the all-mother
Who was Juno? This exquisitely crafted female statuette is none other than the highest-ranking female deity in the Roman heaven of gods. The consort of the ancient Roman chief deity Jupiter (originally Iuno) was the patron goddess of care and women, childbirth and marriage in ancient Rome - the family deity par excellence. Together with Jupiter and Minerva, June formed the highest urban Roman triad of gods of the Capitoline Triad, worshipped in the oldest state shrine of Ancient Rome on the Capitoline Hill. As the patroness of Rome, the capital of the Imperium Romanum, she protected the entire world empire of the Caesars by virtue of her life-giving power. Deriving her name from the ancient Latin word for youth, Vitale, she is the divinized embodiment of youthful vitality and creative power par excellence. Iuno herself goes back to the Sabine-Etruscan Uni, which in turn goes back to the Phoenician Astarte - ancient Mediterranean mother goddesses.
Juno the versatile
Juno was undoubtedly the most important ancient Roman protective deity for the broad area of marriage - care - birth - family - and far beyond. In contrast to Mithras, the god of the bulls and Vulcanus, the patron saint of blacksmiths, who was worshipped by soldiers, Juno was a protector of all age groups, social classes and professions. Every 1st March, women therefore celebrated the extremely popular family festival of Matronalia in Juno's honor. The patron saint of all female life circumstances: endowed with numerous epithets, very special protection could also be invoked - for example as Juno Pronuba for successful partnership relationships or in the form of Juno Lucina as a helper during childbirth. Often depicted with a goat as her favorite attribute, Juno Caprotina was a highly revered patron saint of vital small livestock, especially in rural cults. And even more: as Juno Moneta, Juno Martialis or Juno Regina, this ancient Roman universal patroness was also the first divine contact for assistance and success in financial, military or communal-state matters requiring advice - as the protector of gates and passages (Anteforta orPostvorta) in the physical and figurative sense, even until death.
An exclusive gift
A highlight in terms of high-quality statues of gods from the world of Ancient Rome. This guarantee is provided by our carefully crafted Roman original from the 2nd century A.D., which was found in the Eifel and is now in the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier. Not just for fans of Roman history and experts in ancient mythology: with this statuette, every quality-conscious buyer with a sense of timeless individual lifestyle will receive an extraordinary home accessory to be admired. Placed in a clearly visible position, the alabaster goddess Juno promises an immediate and exquisite enhancement of your very personal ambience. Incidentally, the name Juno still lives on today - somewhat forgotten - in the name of our month, June.
Classroom, office, living room: With compact dimensions of 5.00 × 5.00 × 21.00 cm and a shipping weight of 0.5 kg, this antique-style piece of jewelry can easily find its place in numerous locations. So why not get this enchanting Roman statue of the gods for your classroom, your home or as a wedding gift at a very reasonable price!
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