Juno vs Vulcan

Queen of the gods and protector of the Roman state. Goddess of marriage, women, and childbirth. Wife and sister of Jupiter, patron of married women and the Roman matrons.

Juno is the Roman equivalent of Hera, daughter of Saturn and Ops. She became Jupiter's consort and queen of heaven, fiercely protective of marriage and legitimate children.

Juno is queen of the Roman gods and the protector of married women, but she is also a civic goddess. As **Juno Regina** she sat on the Capitol with Jupiter and Minerva. As **Juno Moneta** she kept a temple on the Arx whose name still sits inside the word "money," because the mint later worked nearby. As **Juno Sospita** she came from Lanuvium in goatskin and armed, a savior as much as a wife.

God of fire, metalworking, and the forge. Craftsman of the gods who forged divine weapons and armor. Roman equivalent of Hephaestus. Associated with volcanic activity.

Vulcan is fire that cooks and fire that burns a street down. As a smith he overlaps Hephaestus: forges, divine weapons, the lame craftsman. As **Volcanus** he is also the dangerous blaze inside a wooden city. The **Vulcanalia** on August 23 included bonfires and offerings meant to keep accidental fire in its place at the driest time of year.