Genius
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(plural: Geniti) (Creative Force, Guardian
Spirit) Roman The spirit that attended a man
from birth until death. (A Juno spirit accompanied
a woman.) The genius determined the person's
character, happiness, and fortune.
The genius was the source of creativity; hence
the word genius is used to describe an exceptionally
talented person. In some accounts, each person was
thought to have both a good and a bad genius. Bad
luck was the work of the evil genius. The plural of
genius is genii.
(The genie of Eastern mythology were jinns
[fallen angels] and had nothing to do with the genii
of Roman mythology.)
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- « GÉNIE » (Le) [The « Genius »]. (résumé)
- Genius (plural: Geniti) (Creative Force, Guardian Spirit) Roman The spirit that attended a man from birth until death.
- C'est pour cela sans doute que le mot génie a été tiré du mot genius, qui signifie l'esprit particulier qui a été donné à un homme à sa naissance, qui le protège, le dirige et lui inspire des idées originales. Kant, Critique du jugement. Commentez cette citation.
- Le Genius (mythologie romaine)