HERA / JUNO (THE GODDESS OF MARRIAGE)

HERA / JUNO (THE GODDESS OF MARRIAGE)

Greek: Hera (‘Ηρα) / Roman equivalent: Juno

http://www.pagan-heart.co.uk/godsandgoddesses.html, Pagan God’s and Goddesses, “Greek”:

Hera: Goddess of marriage.

http://www.hygeia.com/goddess.html, Goddess of Health, The Twelve Major Deities:

Hera, the goddess of marriage, was the wife of Zeus.

http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/herajuno.htm, Hera:

Occupation: Queen of the Olympian gods; goddess of marriage

http://www.gods-heros-myth.com/quiz/quiz2.html; Gods, Heroes, and Myths; “Quiz 2”:

1. I am the goddess of marriage, wife of Zeus, and Queen of the Olympians. Who am I?
A)Athene B)Hestia C)Dionysus D)Hera

http://www.gods-heros-myth.com/quiz/answers.html:

Quiz 2 Answers: Who are these olympians?

1) D

The Random House Dictionary of the English Language: Unabridged, 1987, p. 1039:

http://www.luminarium.org/editions/hymen.htm, H Y M E N Æ I ; OR, THE SOLEMNITIES OF MASQUE AND BARRIERS AT A MARRIAGE:

And, Juno, whose great powers protect
The marriage-bed, with good effect,

http://www.goddessgift.com/stories/greek_goddess_hera.html, The Greek Goddess Hera:

Goddess of Marriage, Queen of Heaven and Protector of Public Institutions

http://www.goddessgift.com/goddess-myths/goddess_hera.htm, The Goddess Hera: Hera, Greek Goddess of Marriage and Queen of Heaven:

As the goddess of committed love and marriage

http://www.ivillage.com/relationships/lovelessons/goddess/articles/0,,563297_564846,00.html, Become a Love Goddess in 30 days, “Step 5: Achieve equal partnership with Hera”:

Hera, as the goddess of marriage, represents the commitment between husband and wife.

http://www.paganpretties.com/ED.goddess.htm, Gods & Goddesses, “| Name | Tradition | Aspects |”:

Hera

Greek

Goddess of marriage & unions

http://www.goddesspower.com/gods_goddesses.html, Tanya’s Goddess Power:

Hera (Juno), the Goddess of Marriage and Family, extends her power over every phase of a woman's life. She is the wife of Zeus and she never wavers in her commitment to her husband and yet she does not close her eyes to his philandering ways. She is jealous towards her romantic rivals and their children born from Zeus. A woman of Hera knows the value of a loving marriage and is committed to a man she loves and honors, despite the man's failings and weaknesses. A worshiper of Hera knows she is protected from her first to her last breath and that she will give birth to healthy babies.

http://www.astrologyforthesoul.com/chb/goddessgospel.html; The Asteroid Goddess Gospel: Illuminating the Feminine Principle in the Chart; “Juno, the Partner”:

Juno, goddess of marriage and guardian of childbirth, represents all aspects of partnership, particularly as spouse, and has a distinctly Scorpionic overtone, due to her tendency towards jealousy and possessiveness. Juno can also be a marriage indicator, particularly in synastry, or chart comparison, when it impacts another's personal planets, such as Sun, Moon, Venus or Mars or through timing by transit, progression or return.

http://faculty.gilman.edu/US/JamieSpragins/Euro_Hum_2002-03/The%20Greeks/Homer/iliad%20outline.htm, Homer: The Iliad:

Hera- Goddess of marriage and fidelity who is the wife of Zeus and supports the Greek side against Troy

http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/goddess_weekly/73703, Juno, The Jealous Goddess:

Juno was adamant that fidelity was a part of marriage, and she would not tolerate infidelity.

http://classics.uc.edu/~johnson/hum98/wjohnson/hum98gig/mythos_to_logos.html, From Mythos to Logos: 1. The “Logic” of Greek Myth: A Case Study: “Reflictions of Womanhood”:

The principal female Olympians -- Hera, Athena, Artemis, and Aphrodite (together with Demeter) …

Hera (=Roman Juno). Special associations include matrons, marriage: wedded women, in particular, prayed to this goddess. …

Hera as (archetypal?) wife, not mother: goddess of marriage and the marriage bed

Symbol of consummated marriage: Hera and Zeus

http://www.rhymezone.com/r/gwic.cgi?Word=_&Path=shakespeare/comedies/asyoulikeit/v_iv//, Shakespeare > Comedies > As You Like It > Act V, scene IV:

SONG.

Wedding is great Juno's crown:

O blessed bond of board and bed!

'Tis Hymen peoples every town;

High wedlock then be honoured:

Honour, high honour and renown,

To Hymen, god of every town!

(“Hymen” is the male god of marriage.)

http://www.mtsn.org.uk/acdepts/english/tempest/tedhughes.htm, Hughes on Shakespeare’s Goddess, “The Masque in The Tempest”:

Juno (goddess of marriage) must seal the purity of the new generation as Prospero’s whole life has sensitised him to the consequences of lust (Antonio/Caliban), the ultimate legacy (metaphorically) of Sycorax and her coupling with Setebos. … Juno is the Great Goddess as consort of Jupiter, goddess of marriage

Oxford Classical Dictionary, 1996, p. 683, “Hera”:

Encarta World English Dictionary, 1999, p. 839, “Hera”:

http://www.godchecker.com/pantheon/greek-mythology.php?deity=HERA, Greek Mythology: The Classical Gods of Ancient Greece, “Hera”:

Although as regal as they come, HERA is not the most Godly of Goddesses. She can be spiteful, vicious and extremely jealous,

http://www.utexas.edu/courses/lupack/Lect8,Hera.html, Intro to Classical Mythology, Lecture 8: The Olympians: Hera, “I. Hera and the Preservation of Marital Order”:

Hera is the Goddess of Marriage; her jealousy can be seen as her trying to preserve marital order.

http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/herajunomyth/, Ancient / Classical History, “Hera Greek Goddess - Juno Roman Goddess”:

Resources on the goddess Hera known as Juno among the Romans. Hera was the queen of the gods, sister and wife of Zeus and goddess of marriage. Hera is described as jealous.

http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/grecoromanmyth1/g/Hera.htm, Ancient / Classical History, “Hera – Greek Goddess Hera”:

Definition: In Greek mythology, the goddess Hera was the queen of the gods and the wife of Zeus, the king of the Greek gods. Hera was goddess of marriage and was often angry with her philandering husband Zeus and so is described as jealous. In Roman mythology, Hera is known as Juno.

Jealousy is an attribute of a selfish / non-Goldenrule / non-Jesus person via possessiveness / control. Jealousy is an enemy of freedom, and the cause of many, many unnecessary / preventable problems.

http://www.btinternet.com/~orionmoon/Goddesses.htm, Pagan Goddesses:

Hera: Greek; Goddess of Marriage. If handfasting or some type of commitment is the issue, Hera is the Goddess to seek. Just remember that she has a vindictive side.

http://uploads.pacifica.edu/gems/ginetteparis/DivinitiesofMarriage.pdf; The Dallas conference on Marriage, Intimacy and Freedom. 1993: The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture. Ginette Paris: Divinities of Marriage:

For example, it is quite clear that Aphrodite[“goddess of sexual love,” see my later page], although married, is not a Goddess of marriage: that is Hera's domain.

http://80-www.xreferplus.com.ezproxy.jocolibrary.org/entry/772909 (subscription required), Aphrodite:

Aphrodite was not a faithful wife to Hephaestus; representing sexual passion rather than the bond of marriage (which was protected by Hera), she was seen as utterly irresponsible by the earlier Greek mythology.

http://www.paleothea.com/SortaSingles/Aphrodite.html, Aphrodite: Goddess of Love, “Marriage”:

Even though Aphrodite was married to Hephaestus, her favorite lover was Ares. To Dionysus she bore Priapus - who had huge genitals given to him by Hera in disapproval for Aphrodite's promiscuity.

Lempriere’s Classical Dictionary, 1853, p. 199, “Juno”:

Encyclopedia of Gods: Over 2,500 Deities of the World, Jordan, 1993, p. 308, “marriage”:

http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~perlman/myth/images/pillboxhera.jpg (via http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~perlman/myth/lecture8.html) (University of Texas), II Hera, “Hera in ‘pillbox’ hat, as goddess of political authority … Goddess of Marriage”:

http://pro.corbis.com/, Search # CS001488, Votive Relief to Jupiter Doliqueno and Juno, 2nd century A.D.:

http://pro.corbis.com/, Search # DE002509, Roman Goddess Juno:

http://www.mothergoddess.com/roman.htm, Names of the Goddess, “Juno”:

http://www.sikyon.com/Olympia/Coinage/coins_eg01.html, Coinage:

Silver coin with the head of goddess Hera issued at Elis, 5th century BC.

Head of Hera

The Crucible of Christianity, Toynbee, 1969, p. 335, illustration 10, “The Persecutions | Christianity’s Encounter with the Roman Imperial Government”:

P. 362, “List and Sources of Illustrations | The persecutions”:

http://www.freemasonrywatch.org/statue_of_liberty.html, The Statue of Liberty and Freemasonry:

Below: Interestingly, the goddess Juno made an appearance on a Vatican coin in 1963 (notice her torch) during the period of the alleged Freemason Roncalli's Pontificate, the curiously named John XXIII, architect of the disasterous Vatican II.

goddess Juno

Hey! So it looks like we’ve found some Christian art supporting pagan marriage; that is, in 1963. If the Vatican can use pagan gods in 1963, does that mean early Christians can use pagan gods in early Christian art (like of Eros, Dionysus and Orpheus)?