Juno is the goddess of child birth , marriage and pregnancy a protector and special counselor she is also known for her jealously and vengeful nature. She was queen of the Gods and part if the Capitoline triad that includes Minerva (Roman Goddess of wisdom and sponsor of arts trade and defense) and Jupiter (king of Gods and God of sky and thunder)
One of her titles is Lucino (light) as she helped bring children into the light of this world at birth she also was known to strengthen and set a child's bones. Since she is the Goddess of conception she would be called upon during labour and to help settle disagreements between siblings.
She protected the finances of the roman people she is very similar to the Greek Goddess Hera the month of June was named after her which is why its considered to be one of the most known months to get married in.
Each roman woman was known to have a little bit of the spirit of Juno inside her. She is known to be the wife and sister of Jupiter and the mother of Mars , Hebe and Vulcan
Her strengths are and leadership and being a loyal wife but her weakness is jealously and vindictiveness.
This Roman Goddess has more of a war like nature than Hera and was often known to be wearing a goat like skin coat which was favored among the Romans soldiers. She can shot lighting bolt just like her husband Jupiter
Sacred animals: Geese and Peacocks
Scared plants: The wild fig tree
A special festival was dedicated to her at every Luna month. Her main festival was on the 1st of March where wife's would as their husbands for money so that they can give offerings to the goddess. A small celebration known as Nonae Caprotinae took place on the 7 July.
The Queen
In a positive aspect the queen represents the regal feminine using her benevolent authority to protect others. This archetype can signify the power of women who rule over anything from the office to the home environment. The shadow aspect reflects the tendency to become arrogant controlling and aggressive when challenged. Sometime Juno would misuse her position when she feel threatened.
The Companion
This stereotype is loyal , tenacious and unselfish in their service to a more authoritive figures. In this relationship she provides her husband with the emotional and practical support to enable her partner to concentrate of his mission. This is known to be the traditional role for the wife. The shadow aspect manifests as betray breaking confidences and identity loss through constantly suppressing your own needs. Despite her husband high amount of affairs Juno remained loyal to him.
After finding out all this information about this character i have decided that the animal i will relate her to when performing is a peacock because that is one of her scared animals. When performing I will make my movement bold and full of confidence as that is the usual body language for peacocks but during scenes I will try to physically show the vindictive jealous side to the character Juno also I feel that I am able to relate to this character as she represents a lot of women and in my eyes an inspiration to females.
