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Genius (mythology)
In Roman religion, the genius (; plural ''geniī'') is the individual instance of a general divine nature that is present in every individual person, place, or thing. Much like a guardian angel, the genius would follow each man from the hour of his birth until the day he died.〔Mary Ann Dwight (''Grecian and Roman Mythology'' p.253 )〕 For women it was the ''Juno'' spirit that would accompany each of them. The Greeks called their ''genii'', ''daemons'', and believed in them long before the Romans.〔Mary Ann Dwight (''Grecian and Roman Mythology'' p.254 )〕
==Nature of the ''genius''==
The rational powers and abilities of every human being were attributed to their soul, which was a ''genius''. Each individual place had a ''genius'' (''genius loci'') and so did powerful objects, such as volcanoes. The concept extended to some specifics: the genius of the theatre, of vineyards, and of festivals, which made performances successful, grapes grow, and celebrations succeed, respectively. It was extremely important in the Roman mind to propitiate the appropriate genii for the major undertakings and events of their lives.
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