In ancient Roman religion, an individual instance of a general divine nature that is present in every individual person, place, or thing

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The genius figure in antiquity and the Middle Ages / by Jane Chance Nitzsche.

A genius summoning the arts and sciences in Great Britain. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1791, after B. West.

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Genius (Companion spirit)

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The genius figure in antiquity and the Middle Ages / by Jane Chance Nitzsche.

A genius summoning the arts and sciences in Great Britain. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1791, after B. West.