- and representation,
figures known as
mascots are now
often emplo**** to
personify sports teams, corporations, and
major events such as the World's Fair...
-
feminine noun. As such, it is
common in Spanish-speaking
cultures to
personify death as a
female figure. A
common term for the
personification of death...
-
Father Time is a
personification of time. In
recent centuries, he is
usually depicted as an
elderly bearded man,
sometimes with wings,
dressed in a robe...
-
large groups for the four
continents by the entrance, and 12
figures personifying seafaring nations from
history high on the facade. The
invention of movable...
- (/ˈfɪlətiːz/;
Ancient Gr****: Φιλότης) was a
minor goddess or
spirit (daimones)
personifying affection, friendship, and ****ual intercourse. In Hesiod's Theogony,...
- is
usually portra**** as an old
callous man with a
thick grey beard,
personifying the
destructive and
stifling aspects of time.
During antiquity, Chronos...
- Rule Britannia, and the two
personifications were
often combined as a
personified "British Liberty". A
large monument,
originally called the "Column of...
-
masculine Trimurti,
depending on the denomination. This
triad is
typically personified by the
Hindu goddesses Saraswati, Lakshmi, and Parvati. In Shaktism,...
-
elected House of Commons, the
appointed House of
Lords and the
Crown (as
personified by the monarch). The main
business of
parliament takes place in the two...
-
Ancient Gr****: Ζῆλος, romanized: Zêlos, lit. 'zeal') was the
daimon that
personifies dedication, emulation,
eager rivalry, envy, jealousy, and zeal. The English...
