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Forgotten Gods of Rome| Ep. 12. BELLONA - The Bloody Goddess

Did you know that Rome had a goddess of war? Do you know her bloodthirsty but powerful nature? In this episode, we encounter a goddess who is nowhere near as well-known as she should be. If Victoria is the divine face of Rome's victories, Bellona is Rome's shrieking face of the city at war. Bellona is the second in what will be a trilogy of goddesses exploring war in Rome's religious landscape. We start by disambiguating her role and character from that of Mars, and then move on to consider her wild and bloody realm. We will discover that Bellona met most if not all of the Roman republic's most celebrated generals and her festival day was not for the squeamish. *** This is the twelfth in an ancient history series that explores Roman religion behind the veil of Greek mythology. Each episode focuses on a different indigenous Roman god. The episodes follow on from one another and are building a bigger picture for those who are along for the ride but they are designed also to stand alone, so feel free to dip in and out. Our task is to recover Rome's lesser-known deities from obscurity and, ultimately, to better understand the religion that fuelled an empire. Welcome to the Shadows of Olympus!