The Temple of Bona Dea was an ancient sanctuary in Aventine Hill of Ancient Rome, erected the 3rd century BC and dedicated to the goddess Bona Dea. The...

Bona Dea (Latin: [ˈbɔna ˈdɛ.a]; 'Good Goddess') was a goddess in ancient Roman religion. She was associated with chastity and fertility among married...

de Grummond, N. T., and Simon, E., (Editors) The religion of the Etruscans, University of Texas Press, 2006, p.200 Hendrik H.J. Brouwer, Bona Dea: The...

translated as "Optimism"), as well as with the mysterious and multivalent Bona Dea, a goddess whose rites were celebrated by women. Inscriptional evidence...

with Earth (Terra, the Roman counterpart of Gaia) and the Good Goddess (Bona Dea) in at least one tradition. Her identity became theologically intertwined...

Imperial era, when the temple environs were part of the Gardens of Sallust. Murcia had a shrine at the Circus Maximus. "Bona Dea" means "The Good Goddess"...

"excessive erotic desire". Both men and myrtle were banned from Bona Dea's rites, and her temple was situated on the slope of the Aventine, above the Valley...

Cambridge University Press. Versnel, H. S. (1992). "The Festival for Bona Dea and the Thesmophoria". Greece & Rome. 39 (1): 31–55. Wagenvoort, Hendrik...

of Marcellus Temple of Bona Dea – Aventine Hill Largo di Torre Argentina – remains of four small temples of the Republic can be seen Temple of Caesar –...

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