This is an archival PRINT of an original painting by artist Belinda Joynes.

The original painting was based on the Roman goddess Juno:

"Juno was said to be the Guardian Angel of women and each woman was said to have her own Juno. Juno was the Goddess of marriage, pregnancy and childbirth. She was the Queen of the Gods and part of the Capitoline triad that also included Minerva and Jupiter. This Deity was an embodiment of the traditional female roles of wife and mother. One of her titles was Lucino (meaning light) as she helped to bring children into the light of this world at birth. She was also said to set and strengthen a child's bones. She was also Goddess of conception, a Goddess to be called upon in labour and one who helped settle disagreements between spouses. The peacock was one of her sacred birds."