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Juno / Hera ( - )

Greek and Roman goddess of marriage and family; the Queen of the Gods. Juno is represented in various aspects: Juno Sospita and Lucina, Juno Caprotina, Juno Curitis, Juno Moneta, Juno Regina, etc. Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198606413.001.0001/acref-9780198606413-e-3512?rskey=RbS6vX&result=1&q=juno Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hera Relationships: Jupiter / Zeus (-) was a husband of Juno / Hera
Jupiter / Zeus (-) was a brother of Juno / Hera
Mars / Ares (-) was a son of Juno / Hera
Neptune / Poseidon (-) was a brother of Juno / Hera
Saturn / Cronus (-) was a father of Juno / Hera
Vesta / Hestia (-) was a sister of Juno / Hera
Vulcan / Hephaestus (--) was a son of Juno / Hera
References in Documents:
Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Vice-Chancellor (MacGregor, ed.) 185 Julia Augusta Juno Lucina. Juno dextra pateram, sinistra hastam. ad pedes Pavo. Ar Julia Domna. Juno with a dish in her right hand and a spear in her left; at her feet a peacock.
MS Book of the dean of Christ Church (MacGregor, ed.) 542 Cama, in qua figura Jovis, vel forte Junonis læva fulmen gestantis, Rubicello incisa, auro item inclusa. 499 Cameo, with the figure of Jupiter (or perhaps Juno) brandishing a thunderbolt with the left hand; carved in ruby and mounted in gold. MacGregor 1983, no. 149.
18th-c coin catalogue (Canterbury Cathedral Lit MS E 16d)
154 Head of Faustina &c FAVSTINA AVGVSTA Reverse I suppose a Priestess of Juno in her right Hand held out a Palm in her left a Staff. or perhaps Juno her self. her Peacock at her Feet. S.C. IVNO Casaubon
18th-c coin catalogue (Canterbury Cathedral Lit MS E 16d)
11 12 Head of Juno Sospita I S M R Reverse a Bull in a full Run over his Back o a mintmark In and over the Exergue L. THORIVS BALBVS Casaubon