Bubona

Bubona was a protective goddess of oxen and cattle breeding who was revered in the Roman Empire . She is considered one of the lesser protective deities and is only mentioned by Augustine of Hippo . Their name is derived from the Latin bos (in German: cattle).

literature

• Georg Wissowa : Bubona . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume III, 1, Stuttgart 1897, Col. 933.

Remarks

1. ↑ Augustine , De civitate dei 4,24; 4.34 ( online ).