Veritas

Goddess of truth in Roman mythology

In Roman mythology, Veritas, meaning truth, is the goddess of truth, a daughter of Saturn, and the mother of Virtus. She is also sometimes considered the daughter of Jupiter, or a creation of Prometheus. The elusive goddess is said to have hidden in the bottom of a holy well. She is depicted both as a virgin dressed in white and as the "naked truth" holding a hand mirror.

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