Lucius Junius Brutus
The man said to have driven out the last king, Tarquin, and to have become the first consul of Rome.
legendary
Where the months got their names
Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s
non nulli putauerunt Iunium mensem a Iunio Bruto, qui primus Romae consul factus est, nominatum, quod hoc mense, id est Kalendis Iuniis, pulso Tarquinio sacrum Carnae deae in Caelio monte uoti reus fecerit. hanc deam uitalibus humanis praeesse credunt.
Some have thought that June was named after Junius Brutus, who became the first consul of Rome. Their reason is that on the first of June, after Tarquin had been driven out, Brutus made a sacrifice he had vowed to the goddess Carna on the Caelian Hill. People believe that this goddess watches over the vital organs of the human body.