#goddess juno

[mythologypaintings]

Juno

Artist: Joseph Paelinck (Dutch, 1781-1839)

Date: 1832

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Museum of Fine Arts Ghent, Belgium

Juno

Juno was an ancient Roman goddess, the protector and special counsellor of the state. She was equated to Hera, queen of the gods in Greek mythology and a goddess of love and marriage. A daughter of Saturn and Ops, she was the sister and wife of Jupiter and the mother of Mars, Vulcan, Bellona, Lucina and Juventas. Like Hera, her sacred animal was the peacock.

[michael-svetbird]

GODDESS JUNO, The Bronze Bust of: 'The bust probably adorned a piece of furniture' [Txt ©BM] Etruscan About 300-100 BC From Central Italy Inv. 1824,0452.1 [Another bust in pic II. is of Hermes or Perseus, Etruscan, 150-50 BC, Inv. 1884,0604.60]

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[artemlegere]

The Royal Hunt of Dido and Aeneas

Artist: Francesco Solimena (Italian (Neapolitan), 1657–1747)

Date: c. 1712–1714

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, United States

Dido And Aeneas

Dido and Aeneas is an opera in a prologue and three acts, written by the English Baroque composer Henry Purcell with a libretto by Nahum Tate. The story is based on Book IV of Virgil's Aeneid. It recounts the love of Dido, Queen of Carthage, for the Trojan hero Aeneas, and her despair when he abandons her. A monumental work in Baroque opera, Dido and Aeneas is remembered as one of Purcell's foremost theatrical works. It was also Purcell's only true opera, as well as his only all-sung dramatic work. One of the earliest known English operas, it owes much to John Blow's Venus and Adonis, both in structure and in overall effect.

This work by Solimena - the focal point of the gallery - illustrates the episode in which Aeneas and Dido, queen of Carthage, are caught in a sudden storm while out hunting. They become separated from the rest of their party, shelter together in a cave, and make love for the first time. The goddess Juno orders rain and hail, and the hunting party scatters.

[cursecuelebre]

I Worship Juno Sospita Supremacy 🙇🏻‍♀️

[flaroh]

The goddess Juno 🪿💘🦚🐐

Happy September everyone! Did you know that on the kalends (1st) of September, the Romans held ceremonies for Juno on the Aventine? More specifically, they worshiped her form of 'Juno Regina', or Queen Juno.

When illustrating her, I wanted to emphasise the Roman aspects of Juno, rather than her syncretism with Hera, so I only included the peacock as a feather detail in her diadem. The goatskin is attributed to Juno's role as a protector of Rome, and has similarities with Minerva's Aegis. Her temple on the capitoline was also guarded by geese, which famously alerted the Romans when Gallic forces tried sneaking into the city at night.

I'm really pleased with how this turned out, especially since the white goose mirrors really well with Venus' white dove!

[carneirodemercurio]

All the Kalends are sacred to Juno - for presiding over birth, she brings all new things into being - but today is also the start of the month named after her so has added significance. "O regina Iuno, maiestosa facies, aerea, divina, Iovis coniuge benedicta, throno in cœrulea aere, quae vitam pascis, quae vita quaerit".

O Queen Juno, of majestic form, blessed spouse of Jove, enthroned in the cerulean air, you who nourishes life, you who seeks life. Todas as calendas son sagradas para Xuno, pero hoxe tamén é o comezo do mes que leva o seu nome, polo que ten un significado aínda máis profundo. "Raíña Xuno, de forma maxestosa, divina, bendita esposa de Xúpiter, tes o teu trono no aire azul, ti que alimentas a vida, ti que buscas a vida."

[temple-of-eternal-hera]

Dolly Parton's Jolene is Jolene written by Juno.

Beyoncé's Jolene is Jolene written by Hera.

I will not be elaborating.

[tarotspot]

Juno Regina

Queen of the Gods