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The concept of liberty has frequently been represented by personifications, often loosely shown as a female classical goddess. [1] Examples include Marianne, the national personification of the French Republic and its values of Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité, and the female Liberty portrayed in artworks, on United States coins beginning in 1793, and many other depictions.
Libertas (Latin for 'liberty' or 'freedom', pronounced [liːˈbɛrt̪aːs̠]) is the Roman goddess and personification of liberty. She became a politicised figure in the late republic. She sometimes also appeared on coins from the imperial period, such as Galba's "Freedom of the People" coins during his short reign after the death of Nero. [1]
Artemis Eleutheria, from a coin minted in Myra of Lycia in honour of Empress Tranquillina.. The Greek word "ἐλευθερία" (capitalized Ἐλευθερία; Attic Greek pronunciation: [eleu̯tʰeˈria]), transliterated as eleutheria, is a Greek term for, and personification of, liberty.
The long poem Liberty by the Scottish James Thomson (1734), is a lengthy monologue spoken by the "Goddess of Liberty", describing her travels through the ancient world, and then English and British history, before the resolution of the Glorious Revolution of 1688 confirms her position there. [62]
Hera, goddess of marriage, family, women, and childbirth, queen of the gods, wife of Zeus; Hades, god of the Underworld, one of the big three; Demeter, goddess of agriculture; Artemis, goddess of the moon, archery and virginity; Aphrodite, goddess of beauty, fertility and love; Eros, god of love (greek cupid) Muses. Calliope, goddess of epic ...
Liberty (personification), the personification of Liberty Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World), a colossal statue in New York harbor sculpted by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, sometimes called the Goddess of Liberty; Goddess of Liberty (Georgia State Capitol), now known as Miss Freedom, a statue atop the capitol dome
Marianne (pronounced) has been the national personification of the French Republic since the French Revolution, as a personification of liberty, equality, fraternity and reason, as well as a portrayal of the Goddess of Liberty. Marianne is displayed in many places in France and holds a place of honour in town halls and law courts.
As a personification, she was sometimes imagined as a goddess and sometimes an abstract power with her name used both as a common and proper noun. [4] There is evidence that Peitho was referred to as a goddess before she was referred to as an abstract concept, which is rare for a personification. [5]