National personification
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A national personification is an anthropomorphization of a nation; it can appear in both editorial cartoons and propaganda.
Some early personifications in the Western world tended to be national manifestations of the majestic wisdom and war goddess Minerva/Athena, and often took the Latin name of the ancient Roman province. Examples of this type include Britannia, Germania and Helvetia.
[edit] Personifications by country or territory
- Albania: Mother Albania
- Argentina: the gaucho, Martin Fierro
- Armenia: Mount Ararat, Mother Armenia (Mayr Hayasdan)
- Australia: Bronzed Aussie, Digger (soldier), Boxing Kangaroo, Little Boy from Manly
- Austria: Hans Meier
- Bharat (India) ? Bharat Mata (Mother India)
- Cambodia ? Preah Thaong and Neang Neak
- Canada: Canada: The Great Provider, Johnny Canuck, Mountie, Big Joe Mufferaw
- Czech Republic - Jára Cimrman, originally invented as a caricature personification of the Czech people, he started the life of his own
- Chile: El Huaso, La Carmela, Doña Juanita (and acerage Chilean woman from countryside)
- Colombia: Juan Valdez
- Denmark: Holger Danske
- Finland: Aura the Finnish Maiden
- France: Marianne, Jacobin
- Germany: Germania, Hermann das German, Deutscher Michel, Otto Normalverbraucher (Average Joe, Johann Pferd (John Doe))
- Greece - Athena
- Iceland: Woman of the mountains - 'Fjallkonan' in Icelandic
- Ireland: Erin, Kathleen Ni Houlihan, Hibernia
- India: Bharat Mata, Mother India
- Indonesia: Garuda
- Israel: Srulik
- Italy: Italia Turrita
- Malaysia: Pak Belang or other name Harimau Malaya
- Mexico: Miguel Hidalgo, Pancho Villa
- Norway: Ola Nordmann, Kari Nordmann, historically Nór
- Philippines: Juan dela Cruz, Gabriela, Inang Bayan, Maria Clara
- Portugal: Zé Povinho, Eu nacional ("National Self", an expected hero who will come and save Portugal)
- Russia: Mother Russia
- South Africa: Van Der Merwe
- Sweden: Mother Svea, Svensson
- Switzerland: Helvetia, Colin Tampon, Herr und Frau Schweizer, Hans Meier, Hans Mustermann, Max Muster
- Thailand: Garuda
- Turkey: Asena
- United Kingdom: Britannia, John Bull
- United States: Lady Liberty, Uncle Sam, historically Brother Jonathan and Columbia, John Doe
- Venezuela: Juan Bimba (an average Venezuelan;a similar and almost translated meaning: cf John Doe)
[edit] See also
- National emblem for other metaphors for nations
[edit] External links
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