Juno roman goddess of money

Epithet of Juno and Mnemosyne

For other uses, see Moneta (disambiguation).

See also: Mnemosyne and Juno (mythology)

In Roman mythology, Moneta (LatinMonēta) was a title given to two separate goddesses: It was the name of the goddess of memory (identified with the Greek goddess Mnemosyne), and it was an epithet of Juno, called Juno Moneta (Latin Iūno Monēta).

The latter's name is the source of numerous words in English and the Romance languages, including “money" and "mint".

Juno – Mythopedia

The cult of the goddess Moneta was established largely under the influence of Greek religion, which featured the cult of Mnemosyne ("Μνημοσύνη"), the goddess of memory and the mother of the Muses. The goddess's name is derived from Latin monēre (which means to remind, warn, or instruct). She is mentioned in a fragment of Livius Andronicus' Latin Odyssey: Nam diva Monetas filia docuit ("since the divine daughter of Moneta has taught", frg.

21 Büchner), which may be the equivalent of Ancient Roman Goddess Juno - MariaMilani NEQA