Spes
deity earth Roman single tradition · 1
Spes is the Roman cult figure personifying Hope, often addressed as "good hope." She is depicted as a young maiden in archaic dress with a flower offered in her right hand and holding up the hem of her skirt in the left. She appears on coinage and in statues throughout the Roman period.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Elpis
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The Roman cult figure of Spes (Hope) - "good hope" as she was often addressed - is very different. On coinage and in statues, she is depicted as a young maiden in archaic dress with a flower offered in her right hand and holding up the hem of her skirt”
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