Genius (mythology)
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In Roman religion, the genius is the individual instance of a general divine nature that is present in every individual person, place, or thing. Much like a guardian angel, the genius would follow eac
Winged genius facing a woman with a tambourine and mirror, from southern Italy, about 320 BC
Bronze genius depicted as pater familias (1st century AD)
Head of a genius wearing a modius, found at Vindobona, the Roman military camp in Pannonia (2nd century AD)
Genius of Domitian
Genius loci
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In classical Roman religion, a genius loci was the protective spirit of a place. It was often depicted in religious iconography as a figure holding attributes such as a cornucopia, patera, or snake. M
Genius (mythology)
…the hour of his birth until the day he died. For women, it was the Juno spirit that would accompany each of them. Each individual place had a genius (genius loci) and so did powerful objects, such as volcanoes. The concept extended to some specifics: the genius of the theatre, of vineyards, and of festivals…
Votive inscription to Jupiter Optimus Maximus and the Genius loci by the Signifer of Legio XXX Ulpia Victrix on behalf himself and his own legion during the consulate of Maternus and Atticus (185 AD)