| John Lemprière - Classical dictionaries - 1820 - 892 pages
...Paus. 3, c. 16. — Plut. in Lye. ItovA DBA, a name given to Ops, Vesta, Cybcle, and libra, by the Greeks ; and by the Latins, to Fauna, or Fatua. This...celebrated only in the night by the Roman matrons in the houses of the highest officers of the state, and all the statues of the men were carefully covered... | |
| John Lemprière - Classical dictionaries - 1822 - 840 pages
...prize. Paus. 3, с. 16 — Г!ц' in Lye. BONA DEA, a name given to Ops, Vesta, Cybele, Rbca, by the Greeks; and by the Latins, to Fauna, or Fatua. This...celebrated only in the night by the Roman matrons in the houses of the highest officers of the state, and all (he statues of the men were carefully covered... | |
| John Lemprière - Classical dictionaries - 1822 - 818 pages
...prize. Pirns. 3, c. 16. — I'lut. in Lye. BONA DEA, a name given to Ops, Vesta, Cybele, Rbea, by tbe Greeks; and by the Latins, to Fauna, or Fatua. This...her festivals were celebrated only in the night by tbe Roman matrons in the houses of the highest officers of the state, and all the statues of the men... | |
| John Lemprière - Classical dictionaries - 1823 - 892 pages
...Paiu. 3, c. 1 6. —Ptut. in Lye. liox.v DEA, a name given to Ops, Vesta, Cybele, and Rhea, by the Greeks ; and by the Latins, to Fauna, or Fatua. This...celebrated only in the night by the Roman matrons in the houses of the highest officers of the state, and all the statues of the men were carefully covered... | |
| John Lemprière - Classical dictionaries - 1825 - 910 pages
...Paus. 3, c. 16.—P!ut. in Lye. BOSA DF.A, a name given to Ops, Vesta, Cybele, Rhea, by the Greeks; ami by the Latins, to Fauna, or Fatua. This goddess was...celebrated only in the night by the Roman matrons in the houses of the highest officers of the state, and all the statues of the men were carefully covered... | |
| Juvenal - Satire, English - 1836 - 252 pages
...the tenth Satire. 313. The Bona Dea was a name usually given to Ops, Vesta, Cyhele and Rhea, by the Greeks ; and by the Latins to Fauna, or Fatua. This...chaste, that no man but her husband saw her after marriage ; for which reason her festivals were celebrated only in the night by the Roman matrons, in... | |
| P. Austin Nuttall - Archaeology - 1840 - 722 pages
...received an honourable reward. — Pausan. BONA DEA, a name given to Ops, Vesta, Cybele, and Rhea,'by the Greeks ; and by the Latins to Fauna, or Fatua. This goddess was so chaste, that no man but her hushand saw her after her marriage ; from which reason her festivals were celebrated only in the night... | |
| John Craig (F.G.S.) - English language - 1848 - 1134 pages
...and Fatua, by the Latins. This goddess was so chaste, that no man saw her after her marriage ; for which reason, her festivals were celebrated only in the night, by the Roman matrons in their houses; all the statues of men being carefully covered with a veil during the ceremonies. BONA-FIDE, bo'na-fi'ile.... | |
| John Craig (F.G.S.) - 1859 - 1150 pages
...and Fatua, by the Latins. This goddess was so chaste, that no man saw her after her marriage ; for which reason, her festivals were celebrated only in the night, by the liornan matrons in their houses; all the statues of men being carefully covered with a veil during... | |
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