proper noun
Praestāna
Meaning
- the goddess of excellence
Praestāna, ae, f. id.,
I. the goddess of excellence, who was worshipped because Romulus had surpassed all others in throwing javelins:
Praestana est, ut perhibetis, dicta, quod Quirinus in jaculi missione cunctorum praestiterit viribus, Arn. 4, 128.