The Routledge Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses , Devil and Demons
Roman deity, a personification of the creative powers invested in man: the female counterpart of Genius is → Júno. Every man was accredited with his own genius, representing his male vigour and strength; and under Greek influence this came later to correspond to → Daimon.
In the domestic chapels belonging to distinguished Roman families in Pompeii, the genius of the pater familias is depicted as a snake. The belief that every place has its tutelary spirit, its genius loci, is a product of the Roman Empire. → Genii.
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