▁the ▁gods , ▁whom ▁later ▁Mari olog ists ▁identify ▁as ▁prototype ▁for ▁the ▁Virgin ▁Mary ▁in ▁Christian ▁the ology . ▁Christian ▁writers ▁present ▁B ona ▁De a ▁– ▁or ▁rather , ▁Fa una , ▁whom ▁they ▁clearly ▁take ▁her ▁to ▁be ▁– ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁imm or ality ▁and ▁ ▁abs urd ity ▁at ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁traditional ▁Roman ▁religion ; ▁according ▁to ▁them , ▁she ▁is ▁no ▁proph et ess , ▁merely ▁" fo ol ish ▁F enta ", ▁daughter ▁and ▁wife ▁to ▁her ▁inc est uous ▁father , ▁and ▁" good " ▁( b ona ) ▁only ▁at ▁drink ing ▁too ▁much ▁wine . ▁ ▁Tem ples ▁The ▁Temple ▁of ▁B ona ▁De a ▁in ▁Rome ▁was ▁situated ▁on ▁a ▁lower ▁slope ▁of ▁the ▁n ort he astern ▁A vent ine ▁Hill , ▁beneath ▁the ▁height ▁known ▁as ▁Sax um , ▁sout heast ▁of ▁the ▁Circ us ▁Maxim us . ▁Its ▁foundation ▁year ▁is ▁unknown ▁but ▁the ▁A vent ine ▁was ▁host ▁to ▁several ▁foreign ▁or ▁imported ▁cult s . ▁D ume zil ▁claims ▁that ▁Fest us ' ▁identification ▁of ▁B ona ▁De a ▁with ▁Dam ia ▁inf ers ▁a ▁foundation ▁date ▁in ▁or ▁shortly ▁after ▁ 2 7 2 ▁BC , ▁after ▁Rome ' s ▁capture ▁of ▁Tar ent um . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand ▁Cic ero , ▁during ▁Cl od ius ' ▁trial , ▁claimed ▁the ▁god dess ' ▁cult ▁as ▁native ▁to ▁Rome , ▁co eval ▁with ▁its ▁foundation . ▁In ▁the ▁middle ▁Republican ▁era ,