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
Bona Dea at a glance
- Tradition / group
- ancient Roman religion
- Wikidata type
- goddess
- Wikipedia languages
- 36
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Who is Bona Dea?
Wikidata describes Bona Dea as: 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 (ancient Roman religion).