Psychomachia
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The Psychomachia is a Latin poem by Prudentius. Its precise date of composition is unknown. In roughly a thousand lines, the poet describes the conflict of vices and virtues as a battle in the style o
British Library, Add MS 24199, part 1, 10th century
Psychomachia, as the "battle between good and evil", on a Romanesque capital, Monastery of Sant Cugat, Catalonia, Spain
Faith, Hope and Love, as portrayed by Mary Lizzie Macomber (1861–1916)
Virtue
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A virtue is a trait of excellence, including traits that may be moral, social, or intellectual. The cultivation and refinement of virtue is held to be the "good of humanity" and thus is valued as an e
Cardinal and Theological Virtues, a 1511 portrait by Raphael
Personification of virtue (Ἀρετή) in Celsus Library in Ephesus, Anatolia
Valluvar (Statue at SOAS, University of London)
Virtues fighting vices, stained glass window (14th century) in the Niederhaslach Church