Columbia
deity American single tradition · 1
Columbia is a personification of the United States that emerged in the 1790s. She is a representation of liberty and was cemented by the popular song Hail, Columbia (1798). She is a common name for the figure of America.
When
- First attested
- 1790 CE
- Attested period
- 1790 – 1798
- Historical notes
- Emerged as a common name in the 1790s.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Freedom, Miss Freedom, Wisconsin, Marianne, Liberty, Goddess of Liberty, British Liberty
- aspect of
- America
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In the early decades of the 20th century, Liberty mostly displaced Columbia, who was widely used as the national personification of the US during the 19th century.”
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