Juno

(Ju′no) was the daughter of Saturn and Ops, alias Cybele. She was married to Jupiter, and became queen of all the gods and godde es, and mistre of heaven and earth. Juno was the mother of Mars, Vulcan, Hebe, and Lucina. She prompted the gods to conspire against Jupiter, but the attempt was frustrated, and Apollo and Neptune were banished from heaven by Jupiter. Juno is the godde of marriage, and the protectre of married women; and she had special regard for virtuous women. In the competition for the celebrated Golden Apple, which Juno, Venus, and Minerva each claimed as the fairest among the godde es, Juno was much displeased when Paris gave the apple to Venus. The godde is generally represented riding in a chariot drawn by peacocks, with a diadem on her head, and a scepter in her hand.