Magna Dea

Magna Dea is Latin for "Great Goddess" and can refer to any major goddess worshipped during the Roman Republic or Roman Empire. Magna Dea could be applied to a goddess at the head of a pantheon, such as Juno or Minerva, or a goddess worshipped monotheistically. The term was used in hymns to various goddesses including Cybele.[1][2] The term "Great Goddess" itself can refer to a mother goddess in contemporary Neopagan and Wiccan religions.

References

  1. ^ Bremmer, Jan N. (2008). Greek Religion and Culture, the Bible, and the Ancient Near East. BRILL. p. 299. ISBN 978-90-04-16473-4.
  2. ^ Getty, R. J. (August 2013). De Bello Civili I. Cambridge University Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-107-63273-8.