Orbona
Orbōna, ae, f. [orbus],
- the tutelary goddess of parents bereft of their children, Cic. N. D. 3, 25, 63; cf. Plin. 2, 7, 5, § 16; Arn. 4, 131; Tert. ad Nat. 2, 14.
Orbōna, ae, f. (orbus), die Göttin des Verwaistseins, von Eltern angerufen, die verwaist wieder Kinder zu erhalten wünschten, Cic. de nat. deor. 3, 63. Plin. 2, 16.
Orbōna, æ, f. (orbus), déesse de lʼorphelinage [invoquée contre lʼorphelinage] : Cic. Nat. 3, 63 ; Plin. 2, 16 ; Arn. 4, 131.
Orbōna
An ancient goddess of the Italians who slew children and thus made parents childless (orbi). She was invoked and propitiated in the indigitamenta (q.v.). See Cic. N. D. iii. 25, 63.