Spes

Spes is hope, vowed a temple in the middle of the First Punic War by a commander who needed some. She is shown on coins holding out a flower bud and lifting the hem of her dress to walk quickly — a young figure in motion toward something not yet arrived. Under the emperors she became Spes Augusta, the dynasty's hope, which is a narrower thing than the one the Republic prayed to.

Domains

• hope

Sources

• Reference treatment of the Temple of Spes and of Spes among the Roman personifications with temples and festivals.