ited ▁them ▁with ▁similarly ▁benef icial ▁functions . ▁ ▁Im ages ▁of ▁the ▁god dess ▁show ▁her ▁ent hr oned , ▁cl ad ▁in ▁ch it on ▁and ▁mant le . ▁On ▁her ▁left ▁arm ▁she ▁holds ▁a ▁corn uc op ia , ▁a ▁sign ▁of ▁her ▁abund ant ▁gener os ity ▁and ▁fruit ful ness . ▁In ▁her ▁right ▁hand , ▁she ▁holds ▁a ▁bow l , ▁which ▁fe eds ▁a ▁ser pent ▁co iled ▁around ▁her ▁right ▁arm : ▁a ▁sign ▁of ▁her ▁he aling ▁and ▁reg ener ative ▁powers . ▁This ▁combination ▁of ▁s nake ▁and ▁corn uc op ia ▁are ▁unique ▁to ▁B ona ▁De a . ▁The ▁literary ▁record ▁offers ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁variation ▁on ▁this ▁type ; ▁Mac rob ius ▁describes ▁her ▁cult ▁statue ▁as ▁over hung ▁by ▁a ▁" sp reading ▁v ine ", ▁and ▁bearing ▁a ▁s cept re ▁in ▁her ▁left ▁hand . ▁ ▁M yth ology ▁ ▁Cic ero ▁makes ▁no ▁reference ▁to ▁any ▁myth ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁B ona ▁De a . ▁Later ▁Roman ▁sch ol ars ▁connected ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁god dess ▁Fa una , ▁a ▁central ▁figure ▁in ▁Lat ium ' s ▁arist ocr atic ▁foundation ▁myth , ▁which ▁was ▁thus ▁re - emb roid ered ▁as ▁a ▁Roman ▁moral ▁f able . ▁Several ▁variants ▁are ▁known ; ▁Fa una ▁is ▁daughter , ▁wife ▁or ▁sister ▁of ▁Fa un us ▁( also ▁named ▁Fa un us ▁F atu us , ▁meaning ▁Fa un us ▁" the ▁fool ish ",