▁f ates ▁of ▁women . ▁ ▁The ▁god dess ▁had ▁two ▁annual ▁festiv als . ▁One ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁her ▁A vent ine ▁temple ; ▁the ▁other ▁was ▁hosted ▁by ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁Rome ' s ▁senior ▁Ann ual ▁Mag istr ate ▁for ▁an ▁invited ▁group ▁of ▁el ite ▁mat rons ▁and ▁female ▁attend ants . ▁The ▁latter ▁festival ▁came ▁to ▁sc and alous ▁prom in ence ▁in ▁ 6 2 ▁BC , ▁when ▁the ▁politician ▁Pub lius ▁Cl od ius ▁Pul cher ▁was ▁tried ▁for ▁his ▁intr usion ▁on ▁the ▁r ites , ▁alleg edly ▁bent ▁on ▁the ▁s edu ction ▁of ▁Julius ▁Ca esar ' s ▁wife , ▁whom ▁Ca esar ▁later ▁divor ced ▁because ▁" Ca esar ' s ▁wife ▁must ▁be ▁above ▁susp icion ". ▁The ▁r ites ▁remained ▁a ▁subject ▁of ▁male ▁curiosity ▁and ▁spec ulation , ▁both ▁religious ▁and ▁pr ur ient . ▁ ▁B ona ▁De a ' s ▁cult s ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Rome ▁were ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁V est al ▁Vir g ins , ▁and ▁her ▁provincial ▁cult s ▁by ▁vir gin ▁or ▁mat ron ▁priest esses . ▁Sur v iving ▁stat u ary ▁shows ▁her ▁as ▁a ▁sed ate ▁Roman ▁mat ron ▁with ▁a ▁corn uc op ia ▁and ▁a ▁s nake . ▁Personal ▁dedic ations ▁to ▁her ▁are ▁att ested ▁among ▁all ▁classes , ▁especially ▁ple be ians , ▁fre ed men ▁and ▁women , ▁and ▁slaves . ▁Appro xim ately ▁one ▁third ▁of ▁her ▁dedic ations ▁are ▁from ▁men ,