17 résultats pour "personification"
- Necessitas Roman A goddess of destiny or fate, of that which is necessary; or perhaps merely the personification of necessity.
- Erebus (Darkness) Greek The personification of darkness.
- Mors (Death) Roman The goddess or personification of death.
- Thanatos (Death) Greek The personification of death (Mors in Latin).
- Zephyrus (West Wind) Greek The personification of the West Wind.
- Uranus (Ouranos; Heaven) Greek The personification of heaven and the starlit sky.
- Dike (Dice; Justice) Greek The personification of justice, particularly under the law.
- Moirae (Moirai) Greek Greek spirits; personification of fate and destiny in an individual's life.
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- Justitia (Iustitia; Justice) Roman The goddess of justice; some say a mere personification of the legal concept of fairness.
- Hypnos (Sleep) Greek The personification of sleep and the twin brother of Thanatos (Death); the son of Nyx (Night) and Erebus (Darkness).
- Gaia (Gaea, Ge; Earth) Greek The personification of the Earth Mother in Greek mythology; known to the Romans as Tellus.
- Fides (Fides Publica) Roman The goddess or personification of honor, honesty, and good faith, particularly as displayed publicly in support of Rome.
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Roma Roman A legendary figure who came to be
worshiped as a goddess, Roma was the personification
of the city of Rome.
became Rome. The first hill people settled appears to have been the Capitoline Hill. Archaeologists have discovered some of the oldest temples to the supreme Roman god, Jupiter, on this hill. According to legend, it was on this hill that Romulus founded his city. The next hill that settlers developed was the nearby Palatine, 1,250 yards to the southeast of the Capitoline Hill. Legend says that Evander, a leader from the Arcadia region of ancient Greece, settled this hill even before Romulus was...
- Nemesis Greek Goddess of vengeance; personification of the wrath of the gods toward those who had hubris, a Greek word meaning exaggerated pride in one's achievements or good fortune.
- Libertas Roman The personification of liberty, considered by some a goddess who protected the freedom and liberty of Roman citizens, even from despots and dictators, and who granted liberty to freed slaves.
- Cratus (Crato s; Krato s; Strength) Greek The personification of strength; a demigod or lesser god; son of the Titan Pallas and the water Nymph Styx; brother of Nike (Victory), Bia (Force), and Zelus (Zeal).
- Zelus (Zelos; Zeal, Strife) Greek The personification of rivalry, envy, jealousy, and eagerness; a demigod or lesser god; son of the Titan Pallas and the water Nymph Styx; brother of Nike (Victory), Bia (Force), and Cratus (Strength).