god
Bellona
Roman goddess of war, imagined as the bridesmaid of a marriage paid for in blood.
Reading notes
- The Aeneid §7.319 Bellona
Roman war-goddess; Juno makes her the grim 'bridesmaid' of a marriage to be bought with blood.
- The Aeneid §8.703 Bellona
Bellona, goddess of war, following Discord with her bloody scourge.