Spes

Pantheon: Roman
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Alternate Names/Spellings: Bona Spes
Gender: Female

Spes is the personification of hope.

In art, Spes often appears as a woman holding up the hem of her dress with one hand and a blooming flower in the other. Her festival was held on August 1st.

In art, Spes was portrayed as a woman holding an opening flower and her long skirt up in order to run.

Spes Populi Romani: "Hope of the Roman People"
Spes Vetus: "Ancient Hope"

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