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Juno the great queen

  • 23 febbraio 2021
Juno the great queen

Juno the great queen Juno the great queen of the gods inspired  painter Carla Roselli in this work. Servius (Servii Commentarii in Vergilii Aeneidos libros, I, 4) defines Juno (Iuno)  as the great goddess who benefits; he derives the name from the verb iuvo (giovo): "cum a iuvando dicta sit Juno; saevam dicebant veteres magnam. Virgilius dixit eam saevam quod saevam dicebant veteres magnam" The power and impulse of the goddess is explained in many areas: she had the appellation of Curitis because she used a chariot and rod; of Lucina because she presides over...

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