Apotheosis: Difference between revisions

* Invoked figuratively in ''[[w:The Apotheosis of Washington|The Apotheosis of Washington]]'', a massive fresco on the ceiling of the Rotunda of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. It depicts [[George Washington]], draped in purple with a rainbow arch at his feet, ascending to [[Heaven]] to become a god, surrounded by figures from from [[Classical Mythology]], ascending to [[Heaven]] to become a god. To his left is the goddess Victoria, draped in green and bearing a horn; to his right is the goddess of Liberty in blue, wearing a red liberty cap.