Junius (month)

Junius was the Latin

Latin

Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Roman conquest, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe...

 name for the fourth (later sixth) month in the Roman calendar

Roman calendar

The Roman calendar changed its form several times in the time between the foundation of Rome and the fall of the Roman Empire. This article generally discusses the early Roman or pre-Julian calendars...

 that was before Quintilis

Quintilis

In the 10-month Roman calendar, Quintilis is after Junius, and Quintilis is Latin for "fifth" from the phrase "quintilis mensis" . Quintilis was the former Latin name for the fifth month in the Roman calendar that occurred after Junius and before Sextilis...

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Junius was the Latin

Latin

Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Roman conquest, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe...

 name for the fourth (later sixth) month in the Roman calendar

Roman calendar

The Roman calendar changed its form several times in the time between the foundation of Rome and the fall of the Roman Empire. This article generally discusses the early Roman or pre-Julian calendars...

 that was before Quintilis

Quintilis

In the 10-month Roman calendar, Quintilis is after Junius, and Quintilis is Latin for "fifth" from the phrase "quintilis mensis" . Quintilis was the former Latin name for the fifth month in the Roman calendar that occurred after Junius and before Sextilis...

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Iunius, or Junius, is named in honor of the ancient Roman goddess Juno

Juno (mythology)

Juno was an ancient Roman goddess, the protector and special counselor of the state. She is a daughter of Saturn and sister of the chief god Jupiter and the mother of Juventas, Mars, and Vulcan...

, the wife of Jupiter

Jupiter (mythology)

In Roman mythology, Jupiter or Jove was the king of the gods, and the god of sky and thunder. He is the equivalent of Zeus in the Greek pantheon. He was called Iuppiter Optimus Maximus ; as the patron deity of the Roman state, he ruled over laws and social order...

and considered the patroness of marriage. The first half of Iunius is a period of religious purification, and was also considered the most favorable time to marry.