National personification
A National personification are concepts such as nations, emotions, and natural forces/phenomena, such as seasons and weather in relation to personae characteristics of a state or the people(s) it inhabits. It may appear in political mascots and cultural depictions.
List of national personifications
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 European Union
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Europa or Europa regina | Zeus as a white bull |
 Greece
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Hellas | |
 India
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Bharat Mata ("Mother India") | Bengal tiger, Indian elephant |
 Ireland
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Ériu, Banba, Fódla, Kathleen Ni Houlihan, Hibernia, The Old Woman of Beare[1] | |
 Palestine
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Handala | |
 Pakistan
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Pak Watan - "A term of Endearment for Pakistan" which is "Mumlikat-e-Khudadad" ('God-Given State') | 
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 United Kingdom
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Britannia (United Kingdom), John Bull (England), Dame Wales (Wales) | The Lion and the Unicorn (England and Scotland), Bulldog (United Kingdom), Welsh dragon (Wales) |
 United States
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Uncle Sam (government personification), Lady Liberty, Columbia, Johnny Reb (The South, obsolete), Billy Yank (The North, obsolete), Brother Jonathan (New England, obsolete) | Bald Eagle, Timber rattlesnake (American Revolution, obsolete) |
Related pages
[change | change source]- National emblem, for other metaphors for nations.
- Polandball, a satirical Internet meme where countries are depicted as balls.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ O'Rourke Murphy, M. & MacKillop, J. (2006). An Irish Literature Reader: Poetry, Prose, Drama.