Illustrated: Pavo et Iuno

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M0543 - M0544 - M0545

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544. Pavo et Iuno. Pavo graviter conquerebatur apud Iunonem, dominam suam, quod vocis suavitas sibi negata esset dum luscinia, avis tam parum decora, cantu excellat. Cui Iuno “Et merito,” inquit, “non enim omnia bona in unum conferri oportuit.”

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M0544 = Perry509. Source: Collar 3. This is Perry 509. The peacock was the bird especially associated with Juno (Greek Hera), just as the eagle was the special bird of Jupiter (Greek Zeus). For animals petitioning Jupiter, see the fable of the fox and the rabbit, #175.