Virtus (deity)

Within the realm of funerary reliefs Virtus is never shown without a male companion.

[3] Often their presence within this realm of art is to complement and provide assistance to the protagonist of the relief during a scene of intense masculinity or bravery.

Hercules finds himself at a crossroads, where has to choose between Virtus and Voluptas, essentially vice and virtue.

The Virginia four-dollar note, a Continental currency, had a similar Virtus pictured on its obverse.

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