Juno/Hera. Juno is an ancient Roman goddess, the protector and special counselor of the state. Juno, the ancient Roman goddess of marriage, childbirth, and women, is often represented in art with various symbols and attributes that reflect her role and characteristics. She is commonly depicted with a peacock, which is considered one of her sacred animals, and its elaborate tail feathers symbolize her all-seeing watchfulness over her domain. Juno is also often shown holding a scepter, representing her authority as a queen of the gods, and a patera, a shallow dish used for making offerings, which symbolizes her role as a protector of the Roman state. As the goddess of marriage, she is often depicted wearing a veil, which symbolizes modesty and purity. Juno was also associated with the goat, which was considered a symbol of fertility, and the cuckoo, which was believed to be a harbinger of spring and new life. She is sometimes depicted riding in a chariot drawn by peacocks or other animals, which symbolizes her power and majesty. Additionally, Juno is often depicted in the company of other gods and goddesses, such as her husband Jupiter, or her daughter Minerva. Overall, Juno's representation in art reflects her role as a powerful and protective goddess, associated with marriage, childbirth, and the well-being of women, and her various symbols and attributes serve to emphasize her importance and influence in Roman religion and mythology. A daughter of Saturn, she is the wife of Jupiter and the mother of Mars, Vulcan, Bellona and Juventas. She is the Roman equivalent of Hera, queen of the gods in Greek mythology; like Hera, her sacred animal was the peacock. Her Etruscan counterpart was Uni, and she was said to also watch over the women of Rome. As the patron goddess of Rome and the Roman Empire, Juno was called Regina and was a member of the Capitoline Triad, centered on the Capitoline Hill in Rome; it consisted of her, Jupiter, and Minerva, goddess of wisdom. Juno's own warlike aspect among the Romans is apparent in her attire. She is often shown armed and wearing a goatskin cloak. The traditional depiction of this warlike aspect was assimilated from the Greek goddess Athena, who bore a goatskin, or a goatskin shield, called the aegis '. The name Juno was also once thought to be connected to Iove, originally as Diuno and Diove from *Diovona. At the beginning of the 20th century, a derivation was proposed from iuven-, through a syncopated form iun-. This etymology became widely accepted after it was endorsed by Georg Wissowa. Iuuen-is related to Latin aevum and Greek aion through a common Indo-European root referring to a concept of vital energy or fertile time. The iuvenis is he who has the fullness of vital force. In some inscriptions Jupiter himself is called Iuuntus, and one of the epithets of Jupiter is Ioviste, a superlative form of iuuen-meaning the youngest. Iuventas, Youth, was one of two deities who refused to leave the Capitol when the building of the new Temple of Capitoline Jove required the exauguration of deities who already occupied the site. Juno is the equivalent to Hera, the Greek goddess for love and marriage. Juno is the Roman goddess of love and marriage. Ancient etymologies associated Juno's name with iuvare, to aid, benefit, and iuvenescere, rejuvenate, sometimes connecting it to the renewal of the new and waxing moon, perhaps implying the idea of a moon goddess. Juno's theology is one of the most complex and disputed issues in Roman religion. Even more than other major Roman deities, Juno held a large number of significant and diverse epithets, names and titles representing various aspects and roles of the goddess. In accordance with her central role as a goddess of marriage, these included Pronuba and Cinxia.