does anyone know that it is not the virgin Mary on top the capital building?

Question

In a close up view it is the goddess of the underworld, i know her name but am not sure how to spell it and wont even try i know how touchy people are about spelling.

Persephone

Answer 1

The sculpture on the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, is called the Statue of Freedom. It is a bronze statue by Thomas Crawford.

The statue is a classical female figure of Freedom wearing flowing draperies. Her right hand rests upon the hilt of a sheathed sword; her left holds a laurel wreath of victory and the shield of the United States with thirteen stripes. Her helmet is encircled by stars and features a crest composed of an eagle's head, feathers, and talons, a reference to the costume of Native Americans. A brooch inscribed "U.S." secures her fringed robes. She stands on a cast-iron globe encircled with the national motto, E Pluribus Unum. The lower part of the base is decorated with fasces and wreaths. Ten bronze points tipped with platinum are attached to her headdress, shoulders, and shield for protection from lightning. The bronze statue stands 19 feet 6 inches tall and weighs approximately 15,000 pounds. Her crest rises 288 feet above the east front plaza.

Answer 2

The bronze Statue of Freedom by Thomas Crawford is the crowning feature of the dome of the United States Capitol. The statue is a classical female figure of Freedom wearing flowing draperies. Her right hand rests upon the hilt of a sheathed sword; her left holds a laurel wreath of victory and the shield of the United States with thirteen stripes. Her helmet is encircled by stars and features a crest composed of an eagle's head, feathers, and talons, a reference to the costume of Native Americans. A brooch inscribed "U.S." secures her fringed robes. She stands on a cast-iron globe encircled with the national motto, E Pluribus Unum. The lower part of the base is decorated with fasces and wreaths. Ten bronze points tipped with platinum are attached to her headdress, shoulders, and shield for protection from lightning. The bronze statue stands 19 feet 6 inches tall and weighs approximately 15,000 pounds. Her crest rises 288 feet above the east front plaza.

Answer 3

For what united states? And do you advise Capitol construction or is there truly a Captital construction some position. in case you advise a authorities construction, we'd want to be very nearly particular that it replaced into no longer meant (or surposed) to be of the Virgin Mary as there are too many lady figures with regards to liberty and justice and too many conflicts with inner most and state religions for that do not venerate the Virgin Mary to position one there. in case you advise that the statue replaced into made from the Virgin Mary and someone in basic terms grabbed it and positioned it up, declaring it replaced into somebody else, then you actually want lots of component and help.

Answer 4

The composition does not insist on being any one Greek goddess. One could as easily argue that she represented Athena since she carries a shield (see the prior descriptions that I will not repeat). Instead, it is a subtle use of imagery, not intended for worship, but to express concepts visually (say, for the illiterate).

Answer 5

Of course not! This is a Protestant country. It is NOT the goddess of the underworld, either!

H

Answer 6

It's not any of them it's me Bob, I came up here in 1975 with me cleaning stuff and a big gust of wind blew me ladder away, now I've been stuck up here for years, I keep waving to people who seem to be looking up at me, but no one has come to help as of yet....

Answer 7

whats your source?? i havent heard this