Bona Dea (Latin: [ˈbɔna ˈdɛ.a]; 'Good Goddess') was a goddess in ancient Roman religion. She was associated with chastity and fertility among married...
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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 date...
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List of Roman deities (section Bonus and Bona)
and identified with the Roman Liber. Bellona or Duellona, war goddess. Bona Dea, the "women's goddess" with functions pertaining to fertility, healing...
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Liv Bona Dea Hospital opened on March 27th, 2018 in Baku, Azerbaijan. It consists of seven floors, with an area of 37,500 m². The opening ceremony was...
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Look up dea or Dea in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dea is the Latin word for "goddess" and may refer to: Bona Dea, a (mostly) exclusively women's...
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Publius Clodius Pulcher (section Bona Dea affair)
time in December 62 BC he infiltrated the female-only secret rites of the Bona Dea in the house of the pontifex maximus, Julius Caesar. His motives for this...
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Julia Minor (before 100 BC – 51 BC) was the second of two daughters of Gaius Julius Caesar and Aurelia. She was an elder sister of the dictator Julius...
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cover-up of Venus. Incest plays a role in one version of how the Roman Bona Dea, whose rites seem most comparable to the Thesmophoria, became a goddess...
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frequently identified with Faunus, a nature god who was the father of Bona Dea, sometimes identified as Fauna; he was also closely associated with Silvanus...
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goddess Maia, who was identified with the Roman era goddess of fertility, Bona Dea, whose festival was held in May. Conversely, the Roman poet Ovid provides...
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