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 
 Location Image Personification Animal used for the same purpose  200px Hellas  200px Bharat Mata ("Mother India")Bengal tiger, Indian elephant  200px Ériu, Banba, Fódla, Kathleen Ni Houlihan, Hibernia, The Old Woman of BeareO'Rourke Murphy, M. & MacKillop, J. (2006). An Irish Literature Reader: Poetry, Prose, Drama. 200px Britannia (United Kingdom), John Bull (England), Dame Wales (Wales)The Lion and the Unicorn (England and Scotland), Bulldog (United Kingdom), Welsh dragon (Wales)  200px 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
 National emblem, for other metaphors for nations.
Polandball, a satirical Internet meme where countries are depicted as balls.

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Category:Symbols