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Honos (Latin: [ˈhɔnoːs̠]) or Honor (Latin:) was the Roman god personifying honor. He was closely associated with Virtus, the goddess of manliness, or bravery, and the two are frequently depicted together. Honos is typically shown wearing a chaplet of bay leaves, while Virtus is identified by her helmet. [1]
This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article, both distinctions are shown as they are helpful when tracing the origin of English words.
There all the honor lies; Linux Foundation: Open your source, Open your mind; The Boondock Saints: Aequitas et Veritas, alternately Veritas et Aequitas (Truth and justice / Honesty and equality) The Red Green Show: Quando omni flunkus moritati (Pseudo-Latin When all else fails, play dead)
The deity was often associated with the Roman god Honos (personification of honour) and was often honoured together with him, such as in the Temple of Virtus and Honos at the Porta Capena in Rome. It was after the conquest of Syracuse in 205 that the Virtus portion of the temple was added, and in such a way that one had to enter the temple of ...
M. Claudius Marcellus, during the battle of Clastidium in 222 BCE, dedicated a temple to Honos and Virtus. This was one of the first times that Virtus had been recognized as divine. The connection with Honos would have been obvious to most Romans, as demonstrations of virtus led to election to public office, and both were considered honos. The ...
Amanda is a name of Latin origin that means "worthy of love." It was especially popular from the late 1970s through the 1990s, when it remained in the top 10 names for baby girls.
The Temple of Honor and Virtue (Latin: Aedes Honoris et Virtutis) was a temple in Regio I of ancient Rome dedicated to Virtus and Honos. [1] No remains survive. It is the first entry for Regio I in the regional catalogues and was sited just outside the porta Capena, [2] probably on the northern side of the via Appia. [1]
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