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mens
In Roman mythology, Mens, also known as Bona Mens or Mens Bona (Latin for "Good Mind"), was the personification of thought, consciousness and the mind, and also of "right-thinking". Her festival was celebrated on June 8. A temple on the Capitoline Hill in Rome was vowed to Mens in 217 BC on advice from the Sibylline Books, and was dedicated in 215 BC.
The Latin word ''mens'' expresses the idea of "mind" and is the origin of English words like ''mental'' and ''dementia''. The gifted-only organization Mensa International was originally to be named ''mens'' in the sense of "mind", but took instead the name ''Mensa'' (Latin: "table") to avoid ambiguity with "men's" in English and "mens" in other languages.
==References==
* Richardson, L. (1992). ''A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome'' (pp. 251). Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-8018-4300-6.
* Scullard, H.H. (1981). ''Festivals and Ceremonies of the Roman Republic'' (p. 148). London: Thames and Hudson. ISBN 0-8014-1402-4.
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