Bona Dea
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Bona Dea
< Latin: literally, (the) Good Goddess
Example Sentences
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Caesar’s second wife, Pompeia, was in charge of a rite for the goddess Bona Dea, a ceremony for women only, performed in Caesar’s house.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2018
The 39 settings commemorate mythic or real women, goddesses and culture heroines, from the Bona Dea of prehistory to Georgia O'Keeffe.
From Time Magazine Archive
The affair of the mysteries of the Bona Dea, however, caused a breach between Clodius and Cicero in December 62.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various
"You, as a Bona Dea, have been our toast, Mrs. Gower," said Buckingham, quietly, as he sank into a chair near her own.
From A Romance of Toronto A Novel by Annie Gregg Savigny
Although deeply corrupted under Nero and the sovereigns that resembled him, the Roman women never gambled among themselves except during the celebration of the festival of the Bona Dea.
From The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume I (of II) by Andrew Steinmetz
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