On Famous Women

...born from the same birth of the gods The author refers to Juno being born as the sibling of Jupiter to their mother, Ops. and from her infancy she was sent across to Samos. There, she was diligently raised until she reached puberty, and finally, she was married to her brother, Jupiter. This was believed for many centuries, as evidenced by a statue in the temple at Samos.

For the Samians, thinking it would bring no small glory to themselves and their descendants that Juno was raised and betrothed among them—since they considered her a queen and a goddess—built a huge temple, marvelous beyond all others in the world, and dedicated it to their deity. They caused her image to be sculpted from marble in the likeness of a virgin bride original: "in habitu nubentis virginis" and placed it within their temple.

This woman, having finally married a great king, and as his empire grew day by day with fame carrying his name far and wide, attained no small amount of splendor herself. Indeed, after some time, through poetic fictions and the infamous generosity of the ancients A common medieval and Renaissance trope suggests that "generous" ancient writers turned historical humans into gods through myth-making., she was made the Queen of Heaven.