Fides Roman goddess, the deification of good faith and honesty. Many of the oldest Roman deities were embodiments of high ideals (e.g., Honos, Libertas); it was the function of Fides to oversee the moral integrity of the Romans. Closely associated with Jupiter... more
Fides FIDES. The Roman goddess Fides is the personification of an idea that in itself is secular: the idea of "confidence" (fides) and, especially (in a more derivative sense of fides), the "good faith" or "trustworthiness&#x... more
