Bona Dea
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Ancient Latin goddess of fertility, of women and thus guardian of the community. In Rome, the cult of Bona Dea was a state cult. The traditional dies natalis foundation day of her temple on the Aventine was celebrated the Kalends of May. Ovid Fasti The temple had an herbarium dispensary, where the priestesses dipensed herbs, Macrobius l.c
References
H.H.J. Brouwer "Bona Dea: The Sources and a Description of The Cult"
