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BONA DEA , the " good goddess," an old Roman deity of fruitfulness, both in the earth and in women. She was identified with Fauna, and by later syncretism also with Ops and Maiathe latter no doubt because the dedication-day of her temple on the Aventine was 1st May (Ovid, Fasti
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magistrate with imperium, which became famous owing to the profanation of these mysteries by P. Clodius in 62 B.C., and the political consequences of his act. Wine and myrtle were tabooed in the cult of this deity, and myths grew up to explain these features of the cult, of which an account may be read in W. W. Fowler's Roman Festivals, pp. 103 foil. Herbs with healing properties were kept in her temple, and also snakes
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ICI one of Damia, perhaps after the conquest of Tarentum (272 B.c.). It is no longer possible to distinguish clearly the Greek and Roman elements in this curious cult, though it is itself quite intelligible as that of an Earth-goddess with mysteries attached. See also Pauly-Wissowa, Realencyclopddie. (W. W. F.*) End of Article: BONA DEA If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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