page_title: List of Roman deities
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hierarchical_section_title: List of Roman deities / Roman god lists / Alphabetical list / B
caption_attribution_description: English: Roman statue of Bacchus. The god shows his main attributes: crowned with grape bunches; the Panther skin over his right shoulder; he spills the sacred wine from a kantaros on the Panther; and his left arm probably held up a grape bunch. Español: Estatua romana de Baco. El dios aparece representado con sus principales atributos: coronado con frutos y racimos de uvas; la piel de la Pantera sobre el hombro derecho; el cántaros, con el que vierte el vino sagrado sobre la Pantera; y en el brazo izquierdo doblado hacia arriba debió sostener un racimo de uvas.
context_page_description: The Roman deities most familiar today are those the Romans identified with Greek counterparts, integrating Greek myths, iconography, and sometimes religious practices into Roman culture, including Latin literature, Roman art, and religious life as it was experienced throughout the Empire. Many of the Romans' own gods remain obscure, known only by name and sometimes function, through inscriptions and texts that are often fragmentary. This is particularly true of those gods belonging to the archaic religion of the Romans dating back to the era of kings, the so-called "religion of Numa", which was perpetuated or revived over the centuries. Some archaic deities have Italic or Etruscan counterparts, as identified both by ancient sources and by modern scholars. Throughout the Empire, the deities of peoples in the provinces were given new theological interpretations in light of functions or attributes they shared with Roman deities.
  An extensive alphabetical list follows a survey of theological groups as constructed by the Romans themselves.
context_section_description: Bacchus, god of wine, sensual pleasures, and truth, originally a cult title for the Greek Dionysus and identified with the Roman Liber.
  Bellona or Duellona, war goddess.
  Bona Dea, the "women's goddess" with functions pertaining to fertility, healing, and chastity.
  Bonus Eventus, divine personification of "Good Outcome".
  Bubona, goddess of cattle.
caption: A Bacchus from Roman Spain, 2nd century
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