Bona Dea
Roman deity of chastity, fertility, and healing; brought from Magna Græcia during the early/middle Republic; her rites let women use strong wine and do blood-sacrifice (things otherwise forbidden to women); men were barred from her mysteries
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Bona Dea
Summary
Bona Dea is a goddess[1]. She draws 322 Wikipedia views per month (goddess category, ranking #40 of 234).[2]
Key Facts
- Bona Dea's image is recorded as Detail corner Ornament HildoKrop Oudwijk entrance Utrecht.JPG[3].
- Bona Dea's image is recorded as Statuetta di bona dea, I-II secolo.jpg[4].
- Bona Dea is recorded as female[5].
- Bona Dea's instance of is recorded as goddess[6].
- Bona Dea's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 10644986[7].
- Bona Dea's GND ID is recorded as 11893676X[8].
- Bona Dea's IdRef ID is recorded as 030528615[9].
- Bona Dea's part of is recorded as ancient Roman religion[10].
- Bona Dea's Commons category is recorded as Bona Dea[11].
- Bona Dea's said to be the same as is recorded as Fauna[12].
- Bona Dea's said to be the same as is recorded as Gynaikeia[13].
- Bona Dea's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0lmnh[14].
- Bona Dea's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[15].
- Bona Dea's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[16].
- Bona Dea's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
- Bona Dea's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
- Bona Dea's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
- Bona Dea's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[20].
- Bona Dea's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[21].
- Bona Dea's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Bona-Dea[22].
- Bona Dea's Sandrart.net person ID is recorded as 3003[23].
- Bona Dea's CERL Thesaurus ID is recorded as cnp00542806[24].
- Bona Dea's Hederich encyclopedia article is recorded as Bona+Dea[25].
- Bona Dea's NE.se ID is recorded as bona-dea[26].
- Bona Dea's PACTOLS thesaurus ID is recorded as pcrtBL2op5s9NE[27].
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Bona Dea include fauna[28], a concept[29].
Why It Matters
Bona Dea draws 322 Wikipedia views per month (goddess category, ranking #40 of 234).[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] She is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]