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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]].<!--The text formerly said "May 8". Which is correct?--> 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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<ref>festival celebrated on may 7th</ref>