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In Roman mythology, Virtus was the deity of bravery and military strength, the personification of the Roman virtue of virtus. The Greek equivalent deity was Arete. He/she was identified 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 itself.
This deity was represented in a variety of ways, for example, on the coins of Tetricus, it can appear as a matron, an old man, or a young man, with a javelin or only clothed in a cape. Within the realm of funerary reliefs Virtus is never shown without a male companion. Often her presence within this realm of art is to compliment and provide assistance to the protagonist of the relief during a scene of intense masculinity or bravery.
Virtus may refer to:
- Virtus (virtue), an ancient Roman virtue
- Virtus (deity), an ancient Roman deity personifying virtus
- The Seal of Virginia that has a female personification of the virtue of virtus
- Virtus Bologna, an Italian basketball club
- Virtus Investment Partners, a publicly traded investment manager in Hartford, Connecticut, United States
- Virtus Roma, an Italian basketball club
- Virtus Rieti, an Italian basketball club
- Virtus Casarano, an Italian football club
- Virtus Entella, an Italian football club
- Virtus Vecomp Verona, an Italian football club
- Bassano Virtus 55 S.T., an Italian football club
- S.S. Virtus Lanciano 1924, an Italian football club
- Virtus (program), a program of the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S.
- S.S. Virtus, Sanmarinese football team
- 494 Virtus, a minor planet
- Virtus (chipset), a chipset used in data transmission
- Conroy Virtus, a proposed American giant aircraft
Virtus was a specific virtue in Ancient Rome. It carries connotations of valor, manliness, excellence, courage, character, and worth, perceived as masculine strengths (from Latin vir, "man"). It was thus a frequently stated virtue of Roman emperors, and was personified as a deity— Virtus.
Virtus is the name of a new chipset developed by scientists at the Nanyang Technological University and ASTAR Institute for Infocomm Research. It allows communication between devices at speeds as high as 1000 times faster than the current Bluetooth technology.
Usage examples of "virtus".
Sometimes, again, with no alteration of the word, just as the things themselves are named, so that the goddess who gives money is called Pecunia, and money is not thought to be itself a goddess: so of Virtus, who gives virtue.
In the war with the Gauls he had vowed during the battle of Clastidium a temple to Honos and Virtus, but he was prevented from dedicating it by the pontiffs.
A second temple was hastily built to Virtus, but this was not dedicated by Marcellus.