Genius loci
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Genius loci is the protective spirit or divine presence believed in Roman religion to inhabit and guard a specific place or location.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman religious concept
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place spirit ⓘ protective spirit ⓘ tutelary deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
building
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city ⓘ household ⓘ landscape ⓘ location ⓘ region ⓘ settlement ⓘ specific place ⓘ |
| category |
Roman deities
ⓘ
guardian spirits ⓘ household gods ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | genius of a person ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
divine presence of a place
ⓘ
spirit inhabiting a place ⓘ |
| etymology | Latin phrase meaning ‘spirit of the place’ ⓘ |
| function |
ensuring prosperity of a place
ⓘ
ensuring safety of a place ⓘ mediating between humans and divine realm for a location ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasPluralForm | genii locorum ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian ideas of patron saints of places
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later European folk beliefs about place spirits ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Latin ⓘ |
| modernUsage |
concept in architecture and landscape design
ⓘ
term for the distinctive atmosphere of a place ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman pantheon of spirits ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
genius
ⓘ
lares ⓘ penates ⓘ tutelary spirit ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman religion ⓘ |
| representedBy |
images of a male figure with cornucopia
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images of a snake ⓘ inscriptions on altars ⓘ votive reliefs ⓘ |
| role |
embodiment of a place’s character
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guardian of a place ⓘ protector of a location ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Roman Empire
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Roman Republic ⓘ |
| worshipPractice |
local cults
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offerings at shrines ⓘ votive inscriptions ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.