Geography/Culture: Roman.
Linguistic Note: the word may be related to L. fauere, to be favourable, or propitious.
Description: Ancient oracular Mother Goddess of earth, rural-life, fields, cattle and wild creatures; Protectress of women and the fertility of animal life, perhaps especially domestic animal life; eponym of the animals of a region or epoch.
Male Associates: Consort/brother: Faunus, `[He-Who-is-Propitious]', god of shepherds and farmers. Son: Latinus by Faunus, or by Heracles.

Titles/Variants, etc:
• As Goddess of women She was called: Bona-Dea, see below.
• Daughter of the nymph Goddess Canens, K*N]NS, `The-Singer'.
• In Her prophetic aspect She is called: Fatua, which would seem etymologically related to Fata, qv Moirae.
• See also Februata, Whose consort was at some stage identified with Faunus.
• Sometimes surnamed: Luperca, a name which evokes Lupa, qv, or at least the Lupercalia Festival.
• Perhaps also called Marica, (qv Circe), Who is also said to have born Latinus by Faunus.
• Terra-Mater, qv Tellus-Mater, is sometimes identified with Her.

Geography/Culture: Greek.
Linguistic Note: from Greek alpha-upsilon-xi-eta-sigma-iota-sigma, `growth, increase, especially of crops. However, one of my sources gives `Waning one' as the definition of Auxo.
Description: Goddess of growth of plants and agricultural fertility.

Titles/Variants, etc:
• One of the Athenian dual Chariteae, qv, is called Auxo.
• Probably a variant Auxo, is one of the triple Horai, qv.
• Sister, though some say Mother, of: Damia, see below.

Geography/Culture: Roman. A grotto in the Aventine was dedicated to Her.
Description: Goddess of earth, its productivity and fruitfulness; Matron of herbal healing; Protectress of women's virginity and fertility; She Whose oracles are granted only to women.
To Whom Sacred: myrtle; snake (according to one legend Her father, i.e: Faunus, ravished Her in the form of one); young pig (sacrifice).
Tabu: wine (or if used, it must be called "milk" and the vessel containing it, a "honey jar").
Festival: MAY 01, (dedication day of Her temple on the Aventine) - sacrifices for the State were offered to Her by Vestals and matrons. No men could be present at Her worship, nor might they hear Her name spoken. The ceremony was held at night.
Iconography: Festivals: She is represented with a sceptre in Her hand, wine-leaves on Her head, and a "honey jar" by Her side. Or: She appears as an old woman with pointed ears, holding a serpent.
Male Associates: consort/brother/father: Faunus.

Titles/Variants, etc:
• It has been suggested that the Marsian Angitia, qv Medea, may be the same Goddess in a different locale. {I think this unlikely; Bona-Dea doesn't seem to have more connection with sorcery than Her association with women}.
• In some of Her functions She was identified with Cybele.
• Her worship may have been influenced by: Greek Damia, see below, which was perhaps an alternate name for, or title of Fauna.
• Title of: Fauna.
• Some connect Teutonic Hulda, qv, with Her as a chthonic deity.
• Identified with Maia, `Grandmother', qv Rosmerta.
• She may have had the title Maiesta, qv Rosmerta.
• Also called: Oma, OMī, `---'.
• Title of: Ops, `Fruitfulness', qv.
• Title of: Tellus-Mater `Earth-Mother', qv.

Geography/Culture: Greek: from Tarentum, Troezen > Rome.
Description: Maiden Goddess of agricultural fertility.
To Whom Sacred: olive wood (Her images were made of it).
Festival: She had a stone-throwing festival related to the fertility of the crops, perhaps called Dameia though this may be the name of a separate festival.

Titles/Variants, etc:
• Worshipped as a dual Goddess with Her sister: Auxesia, see above.
• In Rome Damia became a title of Bona-Dea.
• In Rome Her priestess was called Damiatrix when Damia was used as a title of Ops, `Fruitfulness', qv.