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	BONA DEA - LoveToKnow Article on BONA DEA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		BONA, JOHN (16091674), Italian cardinal and author, was born at Mondovi in Piedmont, on the 10th of October 1609.
		BONA (BoNE), a seaport of Algeria, in 36 53 N., 70 46 E., on a bay of the Mediterranean, chief town of an arrondissement in the department of Constantine, 220 m.
		Bona is identified with the ancient Aphrodisium, the seaport of Hippo Regius or Ubbo, but it derives its name from the latter city, the ruins of which, consisting of large cisterns, now restored, and fragments of walls, are about a mile to the south of the town.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BO/BONA_DEA.htm (2186 words)

	mariamarius's homepage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Bona Dea is the Roman goddess of fertility.
		Bona Dea possessed a grotto on the northern end of the eastern part of the Aventine on which a temple was erected which was dedicated to her.
		Bona Dia's festival occurred on the Kalends of May at which time a public ceremony open to all the women of Rome was conducted in the Temple of Bona Dea on the Aventine.
	www.virtualsolarsystem.com /members/mariamarius (691 words)

	Bona Dea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Roman mythology, Bona Dea ("the good goddess") was a goddess of fertility, healing, virginity and women.
		On December 4, secret rites in honor of her were held in the house of a famous Roman magistrate.
		It was an entirely female affair; even paintings or drawings of men or male animals were forbidden, along with the words "wine" and "myrtle" because Bona Dea had once been beaten by her father with a myrtle stick after she got drunk.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bona_Dea (169 words)

	Women's Mysteries
		Bona Dea was a goddess of entranced prophecy.
		Bona Dea was known as Feminea Dea, a “women’s goddess,” and mythology illuminates this emphasis.
		All sources agree that myrtle twigs were forbidden in the precincts of Bona Dea, and that her rites involved a vessel of wine covered with a cloth, always referred to as the "honey-jar," and its contents as "milk." [Arnobius, in Brouwer, 216; Macrobius, in 224] Wine was a sacrament, as in the Dionysian mysteries.
	www.suppressedhistories.net /secret_history/womensmysteries.html (2419 words)

	Bona Dea
		Bona Dea ("the good goddess") was worshipped only by women on the Kalends of May (F).
		Another ceremony was held in December in honor of the Bona Dea.
		The celebrations for the Bona Dea seem to have been in the nature of a mystery cult.
	abacus.bates.edu /~mimber/Rciv/bonadea.htm (377 words)

	Bona Dea -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In (The mythology of the ancient Romans) Roman mythology, Bona Dea ("the good goddess") was a goddess of fertility, healing, virginity and women.
		She was a daughter of ((Roman mythology) ancient rural deity; later considered a counterpart of Greek Pan) Faunus and was sometimes called (All the animal life in a particular region) Fauna.
		It was an entirely female affair; even paintings or drawings of men or male animals were forbidden, along with the words "wine" and " (Any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Myrtus) myrtle" because Bona Dea had once been beaten by her father with a myrtle stick after she got drunk.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bo/bona_dea.htm (203 words)

	bona_dea : -Little Bona Dea Yudin, better known as
		-Little Bona Dea Yudin, better known as Dea, was born on the dark stormy night of May 15, 1985.
		Growing up Bona Dea's life was not bad but it wasn't exactly the best.
		Bona Dea ran to her window, which faced the driveway, just in time to see her father pull out of the driveway.
	www.greatestjournal.com /users/bona_dea/609.html (612 words)

	Heather Kemnitz
		Through participation and worship of the cult of Bona Dea, women focused on a female culture of resistance and stepped out from under the rule of the traditional male role, into a ceremonial world led by women.
		Bona Dea is the daughter of Fauna, who brutally beat and raped her.
		Bona Dea was a religion for the common woman, shown here in the limited assistance from the Vestal Virgins and in the exclusion of participation of men.
	students.roanoke.edu /groups/relg211/kemnitz/Bonadea.html (1413 words)

	Little Rock District - Lake Dardanelle
		Bona Dea is 186 acres of wetlands and low woods that provide an ideal habitat for a wide variety of wildlife.
		All facilities at Bona Dea are maintained by the Russellville Resident Office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
		The 6000-foot-long dike along the north boundary of Bona Dea was built to keep the lake water out of Russellville.
	www.swl.usace.army.mil /parks/dardanelle/bonadea.htm (365 words)

	Probert Encyclopaedia: Greek & Roman Mythology (B) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In this version of events, Boan visited a sacred well which, to punish her for breaking the law, rose up and pursued her to the sea and thus became the river Boyne where lived the salmon of knowledge which fed on nuts dropped from the nine hazel trees at the water's edge.
		In Roman mythology, Bona Dea was a goddess of chastity, fertility and healing.
		Bona Dea means 'good goddess', and she was also called Fauna.
	www.probertencyclopaedia.com /D1B.HTM (513 words)

	Roman Persecutions
		The rites of Bona Dea were celebrated with wine, music and "revelry." [Brouwer, 369: see also 335, where Pliny links intoxication and stupor with the language of prophecy] The serpent coiled around her arm had prophetic significance (as with the Pythia) and symbolized healing power (as with the Greek goddess Hygeia).
		All sources agree that myrtle twigs were forbidden in the precincts of Bona Dea, and that her rites involved a vessel of wine covered with a cloth, always referred to as the honey-jar, and its contents as milk.
		Bona Dea was the only old Roman deity who admitted freed slaves to the priesthood, as did the foreign religions of Kybele, Isis, and Mithras.
	www.suppressedhistories.net /secret_history/roman_persecution.html (6797 words)

	The Bona Dea Scandal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A Notorious Incident at the Bona Dea Festival
		She asked a servant girl to keep an eye on the unknown guest, who lost control of her affected voice and was discovered to be in fact a man. He escaped from the house without being definitively identified.
		One story suggested that Clodius and Pompeia were having an affair and that she herself had smuggled him into her house.
	www.dl.ket.org /latin3/mores/religion/bonadea.htm (451 words)

	Bona Dea
		Bona Dea ("the Good Goddess") is a Roman fertility goddess, especially worshipped by the Roman matrons.
		Bona Dea was portrayed sitting on a throne, holding a cornucopia.
		The snake is her attribute, a symbol of healing, and consecrated snakes were kept in her temple at Rome, indicating her phallic nature.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/b/bona_dea.html (209 words)

	BONA DEA FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In Roman_mythology, Bona Dea ("the good goddess") was a goddess of fertility, healing, virginity and women.
		There was a temple to Bona Dea on the Aventine_Hill.
		On December_4, secret rites in honor of her were held in the house of a famous Roman magistrate.
	www.witwib.com /Bona_Dea (144 words)

	Dates in the Roman format and modern expressions
		Bona Dea was variously described as the sister, daughter, or wife of Faunus, the ancient Roman god who was worshiped as the god of fertility.
		Bona Dea was a prophetic goddess who revealed her oracles only to females.
		At the festival of Bona Dea on May 1, a vestal virgin conducted the required rituals at night in the house of the current praetor or consul.
	www.logofiles.com /may-history.html (701 words)

	Roman Civilization Bates College Winter 2002 - M. Imber Bona Dea, Gracchi
		Wine was served, but it was referred to as "milk" and the jar in which it was served, a "honey-pot." A sow was sacrificed to her at the ritual.
		The goddess' temple was located beneath a large over-hanging rock on the Aventine (Bona dea subsuxanna - today the site of the Church of St. Balbina).
		By the late Republic, for example, the private, female, December celebration of the rites in honor of Bona Dea easily became implicated in the male public world of politics.
	abacus.bates.edu /~mimber/Rciv02/w5c1.lec.htm (3609 words)

	Ø Wilson's Almanac free daily ezine \| Book of Days \| December 3 \| Feast of Bona Dea good goddess Francis ...
		The December festival to Bona Dea was a women-only affair, and for that reason not included in the Roman calendar; this was also because it fell into a category between private and public ceremonies.
		At Bona Dea’s festivities (called ‘incredibilis cerimonia’ by Cicero) on this day, paintings or drawings of men or their genitals were forbidden, along with the words ‘wine’ and ‘myrtle’, associated as they were with her lustful father (the jar in which wine was served, was referred to arcanely as a “honey-pot”).
		There were shamanic/witchcraft aspects to the Bona Dea rites, and her devotees said they flew with her through the night sky, entering the houses of the rich to feast.
	www.wilsonsalmanac.com /book/dec3.html (3552 words)

	WLGR
		Sacrifice is offered to this goddess annually in the house of the consul by his wife or mother, in the presence of the Vestal Virgins.
		Terentia - who was not meek or fearful by nature, but a particularly ambitious woman, as Cicero himself says, who was inclined to take a share in his political concerns rather than involve him in household affairs[1] - gave him the message and strengthened his determination against the conspirators.
		Desecration of the rites of the Bona Dea.
	www.stoa.org /diotima/anthology/wlgr/wlgr-religion412.shtml (983 words)

	Bona Dea Boutique -- Closet of Goddesses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Using this special goddess's fame we founded our store Bona Dea, the closet of goddesses, a Ladies Boutique in Miami Beach's fun and wild spot South Beach, 2 blocks away from Ocean Drive i.e.
		Bona Dea is a store that gives quality and style to women's clothing and provides the latest designs in women's fashion.
		In addition to clothes Bona Dea also has a wide selection of women's accessories and women's shoes that complete the 'Miami shopping" whether it is an outfit that could be described as club clothing in South Beach fashion language for the steamy SoBe Nights or something sporty or elegant or......
	www.bonadea.us (240 words)

	Setting, Parallels, and Other issues in The Bluest Eye (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In Greek mythology he is seen as Hephaestus, the son of Zeus, god of fire and patron of all flsmiths.
		Vulcanus is closely associated with Bona Dea with whom he shared the Volcanalia" (Encyclopedia Mythica).
		Bona Dea "presided over both virginity and fertility in women" (Encyclopedia Mythica), much like Claudia's mother.
	web.cocc.edu /lisal/thebluesteye/setting_&_other_issues.htm (1295 words)

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		Bona Dea (Good Goddess) or Fauna, who may be identical to Maia, is an Earth Goddess responsible for the fertility of women; men are excluded from Her worship, and myrtle is not allowed in the temple because Faunus, Her father, beat Her with a myrtle-rod.
		The women bring wine, which they call lac (milk), in mellaria (honey pots) to Her temple, where all manner of herbs are kept, as well as snakes.
		This shows a connection with the healing arts, and Bona Dea is identified with Greek Agathe Dea (Good Goddess), who is related to Hugieia (Health).
	www.cs.utk.edu /~mclennan/BA/SF/MidSpr.txt (913 words)

	Dea - village voice > news > The DEA's War on Pain Doctors by Frank Owen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The DEA gave researchers permission to test the drug on Feb. When the DEA named MDMA a schedule 1 drug, meaning it has no known medical use and a high
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	Bona Vita Crib (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Bina Dea 2: In Roman mythology, '''Bona Dea''' ("the good goddess") was a goddess of fert 4: ng with the words "wine" and " myrtle " because Bana Dea had once been beaten by her father with a myr 15: it:Bona Dea
		Bonu Sforza 1: 2: '''Bona Sforza''' (born February 2, 1494 - Nove 4:, who in 1493 had married Maximilian I. Bons, the niece of the empress, was a patron of Rena 14: Category:1494 birthsBona, Sforza 15: Category:1557 deathsBona, Sforza
		43: valign="top"''Bona Drag'' (1990) 46: '''''Bona Drag''''' is an compilation album by Mo 53: of singles and B-side s instead.
	www.super8filmmaking.com /tail/42945-bona-vita-crib.html (584 words)

	AllRefer.com - Bona Dea (Ancient Religion) - Encyclopedia
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		Bona Dea[bO´nu dE´u] Pronunciation Key, in Roman religion, ancient fertility goddess worshiped only by women; also called Fauna.
		She was said to be the daughter, sister, or wife of Faunus.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/BonaDea.html (151 words)

	New Arrivals : The name's Bona Dea Yudin better known a
		The name's Bona Dea Yudin better known as Dea.
		Most of you may know of me. I'm the girl your parents tell you to stay away from, I'm Hudson McDunn's little 19 year-old step-sister, the girl who's always up for a good party.
		Bona Dea has lived in Bimini her whole life so maybe some island friends?
	www.greatestjournal.com /go.bml?journal=newarrivals&itemid=53595&dir=prev (141 words)

	Roman Goddesses Realm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The name "Bona Dea" is also interpreted as a title of the old Roman goddess Fauna.
		The festival of the Bona Dea was a moveable festival, but it fell in early December (round the 3rd).
		Behind the roman theatre there are also the remains of the Baths of Bona Dea.
	inanna.virtualave.net /roman.html (3305 words)

	Regio IV - Insula VIII - Santuario della Bona Dea IV,VIII,3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This Sanctuary of the Bona Dea was excavated in the years 1938-1942.
		Only the lower part of the walls was found, because the building was razed to the ground in late antiquity.
		The Bona Dea or Good Goddess was a deity of fertility and health, both for people and the land.
	www.ostia-antica.org /regio4/8/8-3.htm (682 words)

	Cicero. Part 3/4: The Great Feud (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A man was caught at the rites of Bona Dea (the Good Goddess), which were for women only, disguised as a woman.
		The man in question was Publius Clodius Pulcher, a young patrician (a descendent of the original Roman aristocracy) and the leader of a gang of street toughs who broke up public meetings that attempted to pass legislation Clodius disagreed with.
		His motive for sneaking into the rites of Bona Dea was said to be that he was in love with Pompeia, the wife of Julius Caesar, at whose house they were being held.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/18302/105038 (467 words)

	Bona Mop (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Bna Dea 2: In Roman mythology, '''Bona Dea''' ("the good goddess") was a goddess of fert 4: ng with the words "wine" and " myrtle " because Boa Dea had once been beaten by her father with a myr 15: it:Bona Dea
		Bena Sforza 1: 2: '''Bona Sforza''' (born February 2, 1494 - Nove 4:, who in 1493 had married Maximilian I. Bna, the niece of the empress, was a patron of Rena 14: Category:1494 birthsBona, Sforza 15: Category:1557 deathsBona, Sforza
		Bpna vacantia 1: '''Bona vacantia''' (Latin languageLatin, meaning '' 3: UK Government is responsible for dealing with ''bona vacantia'' assets, which are chiefly: 9: * [http: www.bona vacantia.gov.uk/ Blna Vacantia]
	www.super8filmmaking.com /tail/42912-bona-mop.html (392 words)

	Bona Dea Company Profile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		BONA DEA Ltd., a Canadian company, is dedicated to providing professionals and selected Health Food Stores with the best in homeopathic medicine and natural herbal products
		Spagyric homeopathic medicine is, in the opinion of many experts, the 'cadillac of homeopathy.' This is the reason why Bona Dea Ltd. is now providing you with Spagyric Medicine manufactured by Phönix Laboratorium GmbH in Germany.
		Our focus is on people and their health, the careful healing and the healing with natural medicine.
	www.bona-dea.com /bdprofile.htm (208 words)

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