She was named after Juno Sospita, the Roman goddess of war and protection, the actress later revealed. Turner-Smith chose the name after a trip to Rome where she saw the statue of the goddess at ...

Roman religion was split in two ... important gods were Jupiter (protector of the state), Juno (protector of women) and Minerva (goddess of craft and wisdom). Other major gods included Mars ...

A statue of a young woman depicted as the goddess Juno The Roman Empire was polytheistic - this means that people worshipped more than one god. Wealthy and poor Romans shared the same religion ...