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Jana - Roman Goddess of the Moon, and the Mysteries of the Moon

Janus - Roman God of the Sun, time, space, passage and god of all beginnings, portals, doorways, and thresholds. It was Janus who brought the elements into harmony from Chaos. Guardian of roadways and
gates, and presiding over all beginnings and cycles. He can see past, present, and future, and is responsible for the orderly movement of people and ideas through their appointed rounds. He is an example of the Roman obsession with boundaries, edges, transfer from one state to another, and organization.

Jara - Hindu goddess of the household, domestic health, happiness, and prosperity. The eater of corpses.

Jarila -The Serbo-Croatian equivalent of Yarila.

Jord (Iord Jorth) - "Earth"; Primeval Norse earth goddess. Giantess mother of Thorr by Odin.

Juno I - Roman Consort of Jupiter and queen of Heaven. Similar in most respects to the Hera, Juno was considered the Protectress of Women and Patroness of the Matronly virtues.As with Her Greek counterpart, she suffers from jealous rages at her Consort's constant infidelities, although the Latins tended to downplay this somewhat from the Greek model, since Roman notions of appropriate feminine conduct differ somewhat from Hellenic.

Jupiter - Roman Lord of the Universe, and King of Heaven. As with nearly all Aryan Gods of Sovereignty, He is a sky-lord, and his chief instrument of power is the thunderbolt. Similar in many respects to the Zeus. Differences in personality are subtle, but real; Jupiter has more of the Roman character trait of Gravitas (dignity, stolid propriety) than Zeus, while Zeus is rather a bit more temperamental and spontaneous than Jupiter.

Juventas - Roman Goddess of youth and youthful activity. Closely paralleling the Hebe.

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