Personification

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Personification is the representation of any thing, being, or abstraction as a person or with person-like qualities. In the arts and as a literary device, personification is common for: places, especially cities, countries, and continents; elements of the natural world, such as trees, the seasons, the traditional "four elements", the four cardinal winds, and the five senses; and abstract concepts, such as death, the four cardinal virtues, the seven deadly sins, and creative expression (for instance, as personified by the nine Muses). In most religions, deities have a strong element of personification, with human-like emotional reactions, desires, and intellectual capabilities. Often, deities themselves in polytheistic religions are embodied personifications of abstract concepts, such as in ancient Greek religion and the related ancient Roman religion (with gods that are personifications of the sea, the sun, victory, death, etc.), in particular among the many minor deities. Many such deities...

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