Juno in Britain
Juno was the Roman goddess of childbirth and weddings. She was a part of the Roman state religion, the Capitoline Triad.
However, there is a complete lack of her worship in Roman Britain and there is only one known inscription to her as an individual, which is found at an altar from Maryport (RIB 813) set up by the daughter of Quintus. Juno is always seen as part of the Capitoline Triad and one example of her worship is the altar from Carlisle found reused in the Carlisle Castle and dedicated by the tribune of the 20th legion Valeria Victrix. One can equate Juno’s attributes similarly to those of Isis because both female deities protected the female gender as well as watch over her worshippers, much like a modern angel does for a Christian.
The lack of Juno’s individual worship does not discount her popularity but it does shed light on the religious opinions of people in Roman Britain.
