▁absolute ▁rule ▁of ▁her ▁cult . ▁In scri ptions ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁era ▁show ▁her ▁appeal ▁as ▁a ▁personal ▁or ▁sav iour - god dess , ▁ext ol led ▁as ▁August a ▁ ▁and ▁Dom ina ; ▁or ▁as ▁an ▁all - god dess , ▁titled ▁as ▁ ▁Regin a ▁Tri umph alis ▁( T rium phal ▁Queen ), ▁or ▁Terra e ▁mar is que ▁Domin atr ici ▁( M ist ress ▁of ▁sea ▁and ▁land ). ▁Private ▁and ▁public ▁dedic ations ▁associate ▁her ▁with ▁agricult ural ▁de ities ▁such ▁as ▁Cer es , ▁Sil van us , ▁and ▁the ▁vir gin ▁god dess ▁D iana . ▁She ▁is ▁also ▁named ▁in ▁some ▁dedic ations ▁of ▁public ▁works , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁Claud ian ▁Aqu ed uct . ▁ ▁Most ▁ins cri ptions ▁to ▁B ona ▁De a ▁are ▁simple ▁and ▁un ad orn ed ▁but ▁some ▁show ▁ser p ents , ▁often ▁pa ired . ▁C um ont ▁( 1 9 3 2 ) ▁remarks ▁their ▁similarity ▁to ▁the ▁ser p ents ▁featured ▁in ▁domestic ▁shr ines ▁( lar aria ) ▁at ▁Pom pe i ; ▁ser p ents ▁are ▁associated ▁with ▁many ▁earth - de ities , ▁and ▁had ▁protect ive , ▁fert il ising ▁and ▁reg ener ating ▁functions , ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁cult s ▁of ▁A es cul ap ius , ▁Dem eter ▁and ▁Cer es . ▁Some ▁Rom ans ▁kept ▁live , ▁har ml ess ▁sn akes ▁as ▁household ▁p ets , ▁and ▁cred