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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  
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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 on the Kalends of May. <ref>Ovid ''Fasti''</ref> The temple had an ''herbarium'' dispensary, where the priestesses dipensed herbs, <ref>Macrobius l.c</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
H.H.J. Brouwer "Bona Dea: The Sources and a Description of The Cult"
 
H.H.J. Brouwer "Bona Dea: The Sources and a Description of The Cult"
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==Notes==
 
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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 on the Kalends of May. [1] The temple had an herbarium dispensary, where the priestesses dipensed herbs, [2]

References

H.H.J. Brouwer "Bona Dea: The Sources and a Description of The Cult"

Notes

  1. Ovid Fasti
  2. Macrobius l.c
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