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Spes, the Roman God of hope was publicly worshiped on this day at her temple is Rome. She was often referred to as *Bona Spes*, or "Good Hope".
If things are bad now, pray to the goddess Spes, so that in the future they will not be bad -- Latin Proverb (Bernstein, 151)
The Romans often depicted Spes holding an opening flower while lifting the hem of her skirt as if getting ready to flee. Possibly, this indicates that the Romans saw hope as a fleeting thing.
📕 Bernstein, Frances, _Classical Living: Reconnecting with the Rituals of Ancient Rome_. HarperCollins, 2000.
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