Liberty (goddess)
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Goddesses of and with the name of (the equivalent of) Liberty have existed in many cultures. A temple was erected to the goddess Libertas on the Aventine Hill in Rome, Italy by the father of Tiberius Gracchus during the second Punic War. A statue of the goddess Libertas was also put up by Clodius on the site of Cicero's house after it had been pulled down. It may be supposed that both of these actions were no less political than religious.
National embodiments of Liberty include: Britannia (United Kingdom); the Statue of Liberty (also known as Lady Liberty, Liberty Enlightening the World, or Goddess of Liberty) (United States); Marianne (France).
Depictions
The US Liberty is often depicted with the five-pointed American stars, usually on a raised hand. Another hand may hold a sword downward. Depictions familiar to US citizens include the following:- The monumental Statue of Liberty, which in turn has been depicted on a number of postage stamps
- Many denominations of American coinage have depicted Liberty in both bust side-view and full-figure designs
- The flag of the State of New York
- On the dome of the Georgia State Capitol as Miss Freedom
- On the dome of the Texas State Capitol
- On the dome of the Allen County Courthouse in Fort Wayne, Indiana'''
External links
- [Texas statue]
- [Bee county courthouse in Texas]
- [another article on Beeville courthouse]
- [Texas Memorial Museum]
See also
- Britannia
- Helvetia
- Marianne
- Uncle Sam
- Columbia
- John Bull
- Johnny Canuck
- Johnny Reb
- Deutscher Michel
- Aura the Finnish Maiden
- Mother Svea
- Goddess of Democracy
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