The Aeneid · Character
Juno
The queen of heaven, still nursing the wound of a beauty contest and a city she loves, who will spend the epic trying to drown one Trojan before he can found Rome.
major
Also known as imperial Juno, haughty Juno
First appearance: Book I
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Juno has reasons stacked on reasons: Paris chose Venus over her, Ganymede took her place at Jove's table, and Carthage — her favorite city — is fated to fall to the descendants of the very man she is hunting. She cannot…
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See Juno in Book ICharacter Web
34 connectionsA slice of how Juno sits in the book — open the reader for the full interactive map.
Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Psychological
- Other
Character groups
- Major divine and mortal antagonists
- Protagonist
- Figures from Trojan War past
- Minor characters and mythological figures
- Allied kings and heirs
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
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Follow the arc while readingRelationships
- Aeneas
rivalry · negative
- Turnus
friendship · positive
- Dido
psychological · negative
- Dido
psychological · negative
- Aeneas
rivalry · negative
Relationship notes
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See Juno in Book IIn the story
Juno appears across 7 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
