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Goddesses in Roman antiquity

Bona Dea Bona Dea (; 'Good Goddess') was a List of Roman deities, goddess in Religion in ancient Rome, ancient Roman religion. She was associated with chastity and fertility among married Women in ancient Rome, Roman women, healing, and the protection of t ...

, a (mostly) exclusively women's goddess introduced from Magna Graeca *

Dea Dia Dea Dia (Latin: "Goddess of Daylight", or "Bright Goddess") was a goddess of fertility and growth in ancient Roman religion. She was sometimes identified with Ceres, and sometimes with her Greek equivalent Demeter. She was worshiped during Amb ...

, goddess of growth in Roman mythology * Nenia Dea, goddess of funerals in Roman mythology *

Dea Matrona In Celtic mythology, Dea Matrona ('Divine Mother') was the goddess who gives her name to the river Marne (ancient ''Matrŏna'') in Gaul Gaul () was a region of Western Europe first clearly described by the Roman people, Romans, encompassin ...

or "Divine mother goddess", goddess of the river Marne in Gaul * Dea Sequana, goddess of the river Seine in Gallo-Roman religion * Dea Syria or

Atargatis Atargatis (known as Derceto by the Greeks) was the chief goddess of northern Syria in Classical antiquity. Primarily she was a fertility goddess, but, as the ''baalat'' ("mistress") of her city and people she was also responsible for their prot ...

, "Goddess of Syria" *

Dea Tacita In Roman mythology, Dea Tacita ("the silent goddess") also known as Dea Muta or Muta Tacita, was a goddess of the dead. Ovid's ''Fasti'' includes a passage describing a rite propitiating Dea Tacita in order to "seal up hostile mouths / and unfriend ...

, or "Silent goddess", goddess of the dead in Roman mythology

People

Given name

* Dea Birkett (born 1958), British writer * Dea Ecker, German architect *

Dea Herdželaš Dea Herdželaš (born 7 November 1996) is a Bosnian professional tennis player. Herdželaš achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 183 on 23 May 2022, and reached a best doubles ranking of 334 in June 2023. As a junior, she had a be ...

(born 1996), Bosnian tennis player *

Dea Klein-Šumanovac Dea Klein-Šumanovac (born 17 May 1981 in Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former Croatian female professional basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular ...

(born 1981), Croatian basketball player *

Dea Kulumbegashvili Dea Kulumbegashvili () is a Georgian film director and writer, of Ossetian origin. She is known for her 2020 film ''Beginning'', which won and was nominated for numerous awards. Early life and education Kulumbegashvili was born in Oriol, Russ ...

, Georgian film director and writer *

Dea Loher Dea Loher (born 1964) is a German playwright and author. Biography Dea Loher was born Andrea Beate Loher in 1964 in Traunstein, Bavaria, Germany. She initially used the first name Dea as a pen name, but eventually changed her name officially to ...

(born 1964), pseudonym of German writer Andrea Beate Loher *

Dea Norberg Andrea Heléne "Dea" Norberg (born 3 March 1974 in Bräkne-Hoby, Sweden) is a Swedish singer and choirgirl who sang in most of Sweden's Eurovision Song Contest entries during the 2000s. Norberg has been involved in the Melodifestivalen house-c ...

(born 1974), Swedish singer * (born 1993), Miss Grand Indonesia 2017; see Puteri Indonesia 2017 *

Dea Trier Mørch Dea Trier Mørch (9 December 1941 – 26 May 2001) was a Danish artist and writer.Marianne Zibrandtsen''Dea Trier Mørch'' Den Store Danske, retrieved 18 January 2015 (Danish). She gained fame in 1976 with ''Vinterbørn'', translated into English ...

(1941–2001), Danish writer *

N'Dea Davenport N'Dea Davenport (born September 22, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and producer. She was the lead vocalist in the UK acid jazz band The Brand New Heavies and made pioneering contributions to the genre of acid jazz. Early life ...

(born 1966), American singer * N'dea Jones (born 1999), American basketball player

Second given name

Alma Dea Morani Alma Dea Morani (1907–2001) was a Plastic surgery, plastic surgeon. She is widely accepted as being the first female plastic surgeon in the United States and was the first female member accepted into the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Ame ...

(1907–2001), American plastic surgeon *

Maretha Dea Giovani Maretha Dea Giovani (born 27 March 1994) is an Indonesian doubles specialist badminton player affiliated with Mutiara Cardinal Bandung club. Achievements Southeast Asian Games ''Women's doubles'' BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix had tw ...

(born 1994), Indonesian badminton player

Surname

Alex Dea Alex Dea is an American composer. Life and work Alex Dea was trained in Western classical music and received a Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology from Wesleyan University, with a specialty in Javanese gamelan music. He was a performer in La Monte Young's ...

, American composer *

Billy Dea William Fraser Dea (born April 3, 1933) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and head coach in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played in the NHL from 1953 to 1971, and then served as a coach during the 1981–82 season. Play ...

(born 1933), Canadian ice hockey centre and head coach *

Gloria Dea Gloria Metzner (August 25, 1922 – March 18, 2023), better known by the stage name of Gloria Dea , was an American actress, dancer, artist, and magician. Dea is noted for being the first magician to have performed on Las Vegas Strip, as well a ...

(1922–2023), American actress, magician, and businesswoman *

Matt Dea Matthew Dea (born 13 October 1991) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted in the third round of the 2009 AFL Draft with the 44th ove ...

(born 1991), Australian football player *

Jean-Sébastien Dea Jean-Sébastien Dea (born February 8, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently under contract with HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Ne ...

(born 1994), Canadian ice hockey player *

Marie Déa Marie Déa (born Odette Alice Marie Deupès 17 May 1912 – 1 March 1992) was a French actress. She appeared in more than 50 films from 1939 to 1983. She was married to the actor Lucien Nat. Selected filmography External links * { ...

(1912–1992), pseudonym of French actress Odette Alice Marie Deupès *

Tommy Dea Tommy Dea (16 December 1908 – 24 May 1986) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia ...

(1908–1986), Australian rules footballer

Other uses

* A character in the 1869 novel ''

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'' by Victor Hugo * A dialect of the Managalasi or

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* An alternative name for the

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* La Dea, a nickname of the Italian football club

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* Dea., an archaic abbreviation for