ius , ▁claim ing ▁the ▁late ▁Republican ▁poly math ▁Var ro ▁as ▁his ▁source , ▁describes ▁her ▁as ▁Fa un us ' ▁wife ▁and ▁sister , ▁named ▁" F enta ▁Fa una " ▁or ▁" F enta ▁F at ua " ▁( F enta ▁" the ▁proph et ess " ▁or ▁F enta ▁" the ▁fool ish "). ▁ ▁Festival ▁and ▁cult ▁ ▁Republican ▁era ▁The ▁known ▁features ▁of ▁B ona ▁De a ' s ▁cult s ▁recall ▁those ▁of ▁various ▁earth ▁and ▁fert ility ▁god d esses ▁of ▁the ▁Gra ec o - R oman ▁world , ▁especially ▁the ▁Th es m op hor ia ▁festival ▁to ▁Dem eter . ▁They ▁included ▁no ct urn al ▁r ites ▁conducted ▁by ▁pre domin antly ▁or ▁exclus ively ▁female ▁initi ates ▁and ▁female ▁priest esses , ▁music , ▁dance ▁and ▁wine , ▁and ▁sacrifice ▁of ▁a ▁sow . ▁During ▁the ▁Roman ▁Republican ▁era , ▁two ▁such ▁cult s ▁to ▁B ona ▁De a ▁were ▁held ▁at ▁different ▁times ▁and ▁locations ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Rome . ▁ ▁One ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 ▁at ▁B ona ▁De a ' s ▁A vent ine ▁temple . ▁Its ▁date ▁connect s ▁her ▁to ▁Ma ia ; ▁its ▁location ▁connect s ▁her ▁to ▁Rome ' s ▁ple be ian ▁common er ▁class , ▁whose ▁trib unes ▁and ▁emer gent ▁arist ocracy ▁resist ed ▁pat ric ian ▁claims ▁to ▁right ful ▁religious ▁and ▁political ▁domin ance . ▁The ▁festival ▁and ▁temple ' s ▁foundation ▁year ▁is ▁uncertain