Adeona (goddess)

Adeona (alternatively: Adiona) is the Roman goddess of safe returns. Like Abeona, she is sometimes considered an aspect of Juno as they both protect children; as Juno is the Roman goddess of mothers, Adeona is especially concerned with the young. Together Adeona and Abeona teach the young child to walk and watch over her or his first steps; this theme of protecting the first steps of a child also extends to their protection of grown children who move away from home for the first time. Adeona's name comes from the Latin verb adeo, "to approach or visit" as well as "to take possession of one's inheritance"; the connection between these two meanings may lie in the idea of coming home again. Adeona is believed to watch over children as they go to and from school, and to especially preside over bringing them home safely.

Adeona is also said to protect all travellers.

She is the namesake for the asteroid 145 Adeona.