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Genius (mythology)
Divine nature in ancient Roman religion / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Roman religion, the genius (Latin: [ˈɡɛnɪ.ʊs]; pl.: genii) is the individual instance of a general divine nature that is present in every individual person, place, or thing.[1] Much like a guardian angel, the genius would follow each man from the hour of his birth until the day he died.[2] For women, it was the Juno spirit that would accompany each of them.
This article is about the genius in Roman mythology. Not to be confused with the Minoan Genius, the genius in Minoan mythology.
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