In
ancient Roman religion, the
Capitoline Triad was a group of three supreme deities who were worshipped in an elaborate temple on
Rome's
Capitoline Hill, the
Capitolium. Two distinct Capitoline Triads were worshipped at various times in Rome's history, both originating in ancient traditions predating the
Roman Republic. The one most commonly referred to as the "Capitoline Triad" is the more recent of the two, consisting of
Jupiter,
Juno and
Minerva and drawing on
Etruscan mythology. The earlier triad, sometimes referred to in modern scholarship as the
Archaic Triad, consisted of Jupiter,
Mars and
Quirinus and was
Indo-European in origin. Each triad held a central place in the public religion of Rome during its time. Juno was protector of women, and she was worshipped under several different names.