▁said ▁too ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Fa un us , ▁and ▁that ▁she ▁resist ed ▁the ▁am orous ▁adv ances ▁of ▁her ▁father ▁who ▁had ▁fallen ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁her , ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁even ▁beat ▁her ▁with ▁my rt le ▁tw igs ▁because ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁yield ▁to ▁his ▁des ires ▁though ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁made ▁dr unk ▁by ▁him ▁on ▁wine . ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁father ▁changed ▁himself ▁into ▁a ▁ser pent , ▁however , ▁and ▁under ▁this ▁gu ise ▁had ▁inter course ▁with ▁his ▁daughter ." ▁Mac rob ius ▁refers ▁the ▁ser pent ' s ▁image ▁at ▁the ▁god dess ' ▁r ites ▁to ▁this ▁myth ical ▁transformation , ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁live , ▁har ml ess ▁ser p ents ▁who ▁ro amed ▁the ▁god dess ' ▁temple ▁prec inct s . ▁ ▁Var ro ▁explains ▁the ▁ex clusion ▁of ▁men ▁from ▁B ona ▁De a ' s ▁cult ▁as ▁a ▁consequence ▁of ▁her ▁great ▁mod esty ; ▁no ▁man ▁but ▁her ▁husband ▁had ▁ever ▁seen ▁her , ▁or ▁heard ▁her ▁name . ▁For ▁Ser vi us , ▁this ▁makes ▁her ▁the ▁par agon ▁of ▁ch aste ▁woman hood . ▁Most ▁likely , ▁once ▁Fa una ' s ▁myth ology ▁seemed ▁to ▁offer ▁an ▁explanation ▁for ▁B ona ▁De a ' s ▁myster ious ▁cult , ▁the ▁myth ▁developed ▁circumst ant ial ly , ▁to ▁fit ▁what ▁little ▁was ▁known ▁of ▁the ▁practice . ▁In ▁turn , ▁the ▁cult ▁practice ▁may ▁have ▁changed ▁to ▁support ▁the