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Meaning & History
Derives from fluo, fluere, "to flow," is a form of JUNO who retains the nourishing blood within the womb. Women attended to the cult of Juno Fluonia "because she held back the flow of blood (i.e., menstruation) in the act of conception" and pregnancy. Medieval mythographers noted this aspect of Juno, which marked a woman as a conceiver rather than a virgo (virgin). See also MENA.