L5: Juno Queen of the Roman Gods

Juno 

Queen of the Roman Gods

Learning objective

I am learning about Juno, The Queen of the Roman gods.  

What do you think Juno was the Roman goddess of?

Juno

Juno was the Queen of the Gods and was married to Jupiter (King of the Gods)

She was the mother of Mars, Natio, Juventas and Vulcan.

Juno

Juno was the beloved goddess of marriage and worshipped as a housewife, mother and  matron. 

 Although Juno watched over all women, her special concern was married women.

Juno

There was a special festival every year on 1st March to honour Juno.

Juno

Her sacred animal was a peacock.  This was her favourite bird and a representation of her pride and vanity, as well as a symbol of her watchfulness over women's activities and marriages  

What was Juno the Queen of?

1. Children
2. Marriage
3. The Sea
4. Mountains

Who was Juno married to?

1. Mars
2. Minerva
3. Jupiter
4. Neptune

Which one of these was NOT the child of Juno?

1. Mars
2. Natio
3. Vulcan
4. Saturn

Juno had a special interest and concern for....

1. Single men
2. Married men
3. Single women
4. Married women

Which bird was sacred to Juno?

1. Eagle
2. Pelican
3. Peacock
4. Owl

On which date did they hold a special festival in honour of Juno?

1. 1st January
2. 1st March
3. 1st June
4. 1st September

Juno was the _________ of the Roman gods.

Daughter

Queen

Mother

Princess

Juno was married to _____________.

Saturn

Neptune

Minerva

Jupiter

Mercury

The sacred animal associated with Juno is a ....

Tiger

Eagle

Elephant

Peacock

Lion

Juno was the goddess of...

death

marriage

birth

children

Associated with Juno

Not associated with Juno

Activity

Complete the fact file about the Roman goddess Juno.