Bellona
//bəˈləʊ.nə// name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A woman of great spirit and vigour.
Proper Noun
- 1 Roman goddess of war, wife or sister of Mars. Equivalent to the Greek goddess Enyo. Roman
"But time will teach the Russ, ev'n conquering War Has handmaid arts: aye, aye, the Russ will woo All sciences that speed Bellona's car, All murder's tactic arts, and win them too […]"
- 2 28 Bellona, a main belt asteroid.
Example
More examples"But time will teach the Russ, ev'n conquering War Has handmaid arts: aye, aye, the Russ will woo All sciences that speed Bellona's car, All murder's tactic arts, and win them too […]"
Etymology
From Latin Bellōna, related to bellum.
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