I believe that Juno Ludovisi represents a goddess more than a woman. Although the hairstyle on her back resembles a women style of choice rather than a goddess, I do not think the hairstyle alone is strong enough to prove that she is an ordinary woman. In this piece, Susan E. Wood's description of Juno Ludovisi colossal size, admirable facial features, and maternal attributes attest better to her being a goddess. Deities are figures that are highly favored and sculpted and Juno Ludovisi assembled that level of status.Secondly, she follows the traditional scope of a woman who is nurturing and maternal.
I also believe that she serves as another example of the larger pattern in both Greek and Roman mythology: where the credibility of powerful women in mythology roles are reduced, undermined, or not mentioned. Susan E. Wood highlights how Juno Ludovisi was falsely depicted by historians and writers, like Tacitus, who “hated all powerful and intelligent women.” The Amazons, for example, power is often treated as unusual or threatening because of misogynist writers that reduce women in mythology that don't follow Greek or Roman customs. I believe this is applicable to Juno Ludovisi. The controversy of her status proves how a powerful female figure can be questioned when she does not fit into the expectations of a woman or if her status is too powerful. Because of this, I think the realistic hairstyle alluding to undermining her status is absurd.