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Iunōnes

A sort of feminine equivalent to the genius (q. v.) of men. The Iunones were to the Romans guardian spirits who watched over women. They are represented in art as young girls, winged, and wholly draped (Pliny , Pliny H. N. ii. 5; Epist. 110).

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    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 2.5
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