Bubona
Būbōna, ae, f. [bos],
- the protecting goddess of cattle among the Romans, Aug. Civ. Dei, 4, 34.
- —Hence, Būbetĭus, a, um, adj., of or for Bubona: ludi, Plin. 18, 3, 3, § 12.
Būbōna, ae, f. (bos), die Beschirmerin der Rinderzucht, eine Göttin der Römer, Augustin. de civ. dei 4, 24 u. 34. – Dav. Būbetius, a, um, die Bubona betreffend, der Bubona, ludi, Plin. 18, 12.
Būbōna, æ, f. , déesse protectrice des bœufs : Aug. Civ. 4, 24.
Augustin. Civ. Dei. 4. 34. Sine Segetia seges, sine Bubona boves, mella sine Mellona, poma sine Pomona, ab uno vero Deo multo felicius acceperunt Hebræi.
Bubo'na
The Romans had two divinities whom they believed to be the protectors of stables, viz. Bubona and Epona, the former being the protectress of oxen and cows, and the latter of horses. Small figures of these divinities were placed in niches made in the wall (aediculae), or in the pillar supporting the roof; sometimes, also, they were only painted over the manger. (Augustin. De Civ. Dei, 4.34; Tertull. Apolog. 16; Minue. Fel. Oct. 28; Apul. Met. p. 60; Juv. 8.157.) [L.S]